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HAMILTON — Ontario is permanently raising the speed limit on 10 sections of highways across the province.  Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says several sections of Highways 401, 403, 406, 416 and Highway 69 will have a speed limit of 110 kilometres per hour. The stretches of highways affected are in eastern Ontario, southwestern Ontario and […]

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. reported a first-quarter profit $256 million, down from $511 million a year ago, as it faced higher depreciation and amortization costs related to its acquisition of Shaw Communications and higher finance costs. The company says the profit amounted to 46 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, […]

TORONTO — Her surname is synonymous with cinematic nightmares, but Caitlin Cronenberg says she doesn’t feel pressure to live up to her famous father’s legacy as she steps into the director’s chair. The Toronto native’s debut feature film “Humane” opens Friday, and she’s well aware it will invite comparisons to the darker work of Canadian […]

For decades, Anne Innis Dagg was the world’s leading expert on giraffes and a staunch advocate for gender equality in the face of sexist attitudes that derailed her academic career. But even as she compiled “binders and binders” of her research and advocacy work, the Waterloo, Ont., zoologist and feminist was never motivated by accolades, […]

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Tuesday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $21 million: 07, 14, 17, 26, 29, 38 & 39.  Bonus: 18 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — It was a practice like any other at BMO Field. Friendly competition during warm-ups, with pushups for the losers, followed by a more serious training session with a coach barking orders. But the Simcoe County Rovers showed their true colours — and emotions — before and after the session. “Wow” was the word […]

TORONTO — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it lost US$159 million in its first quarter, down from profits of US$75 million a year earlier. However, it’s a shallower loss than the US$1.45 billion First Quantum reported in the previous quarter. CEO Tristan Pascall says the successful completion of a comprehensive refinancing package during the quarter […]

TORONTO — With a Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff spot secured, Toronto remains focused on improvement over its final three regular-season games.  Toronto returned from the international break with a loss against Boston on Thursday and a win against Montreal at Bell Centre on Saturday that clinched its post-season berth.  Tuesday was the first time […]

TORONTO — There’s at least one piece of basketball memorabilia that Bennedict Mathurin wishes he was a part of. A basketball with the signatures of 19 Canadian players currently in the NBA is up for grabs in an online contest through the NBA Represent website. All of the signatures were gathered in the hallways of […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose nearly 140 points Tuesday, led by strength in technology stocks, while U.S. stock markets also climbed.  The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 139.76 points at 22,011.72. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 263.71 points at 38,503.69. The S&P 500 index was up 59.95 points […]