Author: The Canadian Press
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TORONTO — Canadian teenage swimming sensation Summer McIntosh has her second straight victory at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials. She finished first in the women’s 200-metre freestyle at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. The 17-year-old McIntosh, from Toronto, had a time of one minute 53.69 seconds. Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivieres, Que., also finished inside […]
TORONTO — Canadians who applied to be part of a class-action lawsuit against LifeLabs Inc. are now receiving cheques and e-transfers. KPMG, which is administering the claims, says on the class-action website that more than 900,000 valid claims were received. Given the large number of valid claims, KPMG says claimants will receive an e-transfer of […]
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged lower Tuesday, led by weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. markets rose and the Nasdaq posted a new record high. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 15.83 points at 22,243.34. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 126.60 points at 39,558.11. The S&P 500 index […]
TORONTO — Canadians who applied to be part of a class action lawsuit against LifeLabs Inc. are now receiving cheques and e-transfers. KPMG, which is administering the claims, says on the class action website that more than 900,000 valid claims were received. Given the large number of valid claims, KPMG says claimants will receive an […]
TORONTO — Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rap beef held a tight grip on social media last week, but neither star could turn the attention into a No. 1 hit on the Canadian pop charts. Instead, they were outshone by a Nigerian-American singer named Shaboozey whose TikTok smash “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” held the top spot […]
TORONTO — The second phase of renovations at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena has begun. Keith Pelley, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sport and Entertainment, did a ceremonial groundbreaking at the downtown arena this morning. Construction could not begin until the NHL’s Maple Leafs and NBA’s Raptors, the venue’s primary occupants, had finished their seasons. This […]
Toronto’s mayor says she decided to not attend a City Hall ceremony marking Israel’s national day because an Israeli flag-raising ceremony is currently “divisive.” Olivia Chow says that the ongoing war in Gaza is causing “deep pain” for many in Toronto, emotions are running high and it is important to show empathy for those impacted […]
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. — A Japanese company has announced it will build an approximately $1.6-billion plant in Ontario’s Niagara Region that will make a key electric vehicle battery component as part of Honda’s supply chain in the province. Honda announced recently that it is building an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., […]
The sexual assault case of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is set to return to a London, Ont., court next month. A hearing has been scheduled for June 11 in the case of Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton in order to set dates for trial […]
CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ONT. — Police say a community in eastern Ontario is shaken after an 11-year-old boy riding his bike was killed in a collision with a school bus. Ontario Provincial Police say the boy died in hospital after the crash near a Clarence-Rockland elementary school around 3:30 p.m. Monday. Const. Sydney Jones says it was […]