Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — There’s no place like home for Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (4-4) faces Calgary (4-4) at BMO Field on Friday night. The Stampeders outscored the Argos 21-0 in the fourth quarter Sunday night at McMahon Stadium for a 27-23 win that improved their home record to 4-0. However, Calgary is 0-4 […]

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto’s new WNBA team has issued a “call for inspiration” to its fans for suggestions on a team name, colors and identity. “We don’t just want to be WNBA Toronto,” team president Teresa Resch told The Canadian Press. “We want to have a name and a logo and a colourway that means […]

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says a proposed law to prohibit keeping elephants and great apes in captivity could cost up to $8 million to administer over the first five years. The federal government is questioning that conclusion, calling it speculative and noting it is based on legislation that hasn’t even passed yet. The […]

TORONTO — A support agency for survivors of childhood sexual abuse says it’s seen a surge in calls since Alice Munro’s daughter went public with her story a month ago. The intake coordinator for The Gatehouse in Toronto says 81 survivors reached out for support after Andrea Skinner’s essay appeared July 7 in the Toronto […]

A 31-year-old man from Brampton is facing criminal charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman and forced her into a room on the campus of the University of Toronto Mississauga over the weekend. Police say the incident happened on the second floor of the school’s communication, culture, and technology building sometime on Sunday. They say […]

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has named three experts that will assess its internal review of the central bank’s policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The experts are Pablo Hernández de Cos, former governor of the Bank of Spain, Kristin J. Forbes, a former member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee and […]

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says it has laid bylaw charges against two companies that left a construction bin on the road where a 24-year-old cyclist died after being struck by a dump truck last month. The city says disposal bin company Ontario Trucking and Disposal Ltd., is facing five bylaw charges, including encumbering […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up more than 300 points in late-morning trading, powered by a broad-based rally on the Toronto market, while U.S. stocks also surged higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 313.16 points at 22,194.11. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 579.04 points at 39,342.49. The […]

TORONTO — CIBC is adding TC Energy Corp. chief executive François Poirier to its board of directors. The major Canadian bank says Poirier will join its board effective Sept. 1. CIBC board chair Kate Stevenson says Poirier brings deep strategic expertise across key sectors in the North American economy. Before taking the top job at […]

TORONTO — The head of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says indebted shoppers are cutting back on spending even more — and he doesn’t see that trend turning around quickly. Greg Hicks, president and chief executive of the housewares and sporting goods retailer, says consumers have “tightened their belts considerably” as the high cost of living […]