Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — More than 400 patients have been forced into Ontario nursing homes they did not want to go to and the rate of those moves is increasing, The Canadian Press has learned. There were 424 discharged patients who moved to a nursing home not of their choosing out of 20,261 patients who were moved […]

TORONTO — Canadian country stars Brett Kissel, the Reklaws and Dallas Smith are among the performers booked for this year’s CCMA Awards. The Canadian Country Music Association says previously confirmed hosts Thomas Rhett and MacKenzie Porter will also perform at the bash, which celebrates the best in homegrown country music. U.S. country-pop singer Dasha is […]

TORONTO — Strength in the technology, financial and base metal sectors helped Canada’s main stock index gain nearly 150 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets climbed after a report showed inflation in the U.S. eased in May for a second straight month. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 143.69 points at 22,031.03. In […]

For more than a year, a group of tenants at three buildings in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park Drive have withheld rent to protest what they say are above guideline rent increases being sought by their landlords. Starlight Investments and PSP Investments are goliaths among Canadian real estate owners, holding $28 billion of assets under management, with […]

TORONTO — Deadmau5 is unhappy. At the very least, Canadian music producer Joel Zimmerman is extremely agitated. Without his infamous mouse head to hide behind, his displeasure is obvious as he saunters into the green room at Canadian Music Week. Two things are on the agenda for the next hour — photos and an interview […]

MILTON, Ont. — One of the strongest fields ever assembled for the Pepsi North America Cup is now slotted in for Saturday’s $1 million race at Woodbine Mohawk Park. “It’s such a deep field of horses,” said James MacDonald, who will drive Legendary Hanover from post-eight in the evening race. The post position draw for […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts released defensive linemen Shawn Oakman and Benoit Marion on Tuesday. The six-foot-nine, 287-pound Oakman was in fourth season with Toronto but didn’t play in the club’s season-opening 35-27 home win over the B.C. Lions on Sunday. Oakman, 32, appeared in 45 regular-season games with Toronto, registering 90 tackles, 18 sacks […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down almost 200 points in a broad-based decline led by financials, utilities and base metals, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 182.42 points at 21,887.34. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 120.62 points at 38,747.42. The S&P 500 […]

TORONTO — A lawyer for a man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Toronto bus two years ago says his client has been found not criminally responsible in her death. Tenzin Norbu had pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Nyima Dolma. One of his lawyers, Ilias Loui Dallas, […]

A plastics plant in Sarnia, Ont., that has been subject to recent orders and regulations from both the provincial and federal governments over benzene emissions is permanently shutting down. Ineos Styrolution said in a statement Tuesday that its decision to close the Sarnia site by June 2026 was made “irrespective” of the current regulatory situation. […]