Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Strength in the energy, technology and base metal sectors helped Canada’s main stock index post a small gain on Monday, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 62.76 points at 22,069.76. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 69.05 points at 38,868.04. The S&P 500 […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they arrested six people at a pro-Israel march on the weekend. The annual “Walk with Israel” event took place Sunday amid heightened security and protests along the route. Police say the people arrested range in age from 22 to 75. One of the accused is alleged to have displayed antisemitic […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Residents of Mississauga, Ont. headed to the polls on Monday to elect their next mayor, as the top three contenders offered different visions for the future of the province’s third largest city. The byelection was triggered after former mayor Bonnie Crombie stepped down in January to lead the Ontario Liberals. Mayoral candidate […]

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. says it has signed “milestone” multi-year deals with NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery, scooping the Canadian rights to several lifestyle brands from Corus Entertainment and Bell Media, including HGTV, Food Network and Discovery. The company also says it is launching NBCUniversal’s Bravo channel in Canada in September and will become […]

OTTAWA — The Liberals support an effort to expand the scope of the foreign interference inquiry so it can investigate allegations against MPs, Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday. He told the House of Commons that government MPs would support a Bloc Québécois motion that calls on the inquiry to dig into findings by […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s former top judge is ending her term on a high-level Hong Kong court, saying she has faith in that institution while keeping mum on democratic backsliding in the city-state. Beverley McLachlin served as Canada’s chief justice from 2000 to 2017 and joined the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal a year later. […]

TORONTO — Twin sisters Katherine and Michelle Plouffe headline Canada’s 3×3 women’s basketball roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics. Paige Crozon of Humboldt, Sask., and Kacie Bosch of Lethbridge, Alta., join Edmonton’s Plouffe sisters on the roster announced Monday by Canada Basketball and the Canadian Olympic Committee. The 3×3 team qualified for Paris by finishing […]

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid down a tax gauntlet for her Conservative opponents today with a motion to make the promised changes to capital gains taxes a reality. The adjustment will mean higher tax bills for most Canadians who make more than $250,000 in profits in a single year from capital income like […]

TORONTO — It didn’t take Ka’Deem Carey long to fit into the Toronto Argonauts’ offence. The veteran running back accumulated 105 yards from scrimmage Sunday night in Toronto’s season-opening 35-27 home win over B.C. Carey rushed for 65 yards on 16 carries (4.1-yard average) and added four catches for 40 yards and a touchdown as […]

OTTAWA — Two First Nations have launched a court application against lawyers who helped bring forward a $10-billion settlement with Canada and Ontario, saying they’re being paid too much for their work. The Robinson Huron settlement, reached last year, sought to remedy unpaid treaty annuities for 21 First Nations. The First Nations said the $4-per-person […]