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Police say a former Brampton, Ont., lawyer has been charged after allegedly defrauding people of more than $4 million through various mortgage and cheque scams. Peel regional police say the suspect lost his licence to practise law last year after a disciplinary tribunal found he knowingly participated in a mortgage fraud scheme in late 2019. […]

WASHINGTON — A top U.S. official says President Donald Trump contacted Apple directly to get it to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told the Fox Business network today the body of water’s name might change on Apple maps very soon. Trump signed an executive order last […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Voting to begin in federal byelections in Toronto, Vancouver and Chicoutimi ridings Voting gets underway today in byelections in three federal ridings, including what could be a close race in rural Quebec. Conservative Richard Martel resigned his […]

TORONTO — Voters are heading to the polls today in the Liberal stronghold of Beaches—East York in Toronto. It’s one of three federal byelections being held today to fill recently vacated seats in Parliament. Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith resigned the Beaches—East York seat last month, after running an unsuccessful campaign for the Ontario Liberal nomination […]

The union representing workers at General Motors says its members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying new contracts with the automaker. Unifor and General Motors agreed on tentative labour contracts for more than 4,600 autoworkers in Ontario on Aug. 22, and union members voted on them over the weekend. The union says in a […]

CLAYTON, NEW YORK — Canadian Evan Kung saved his Elite Series career in a big way Sunday. Kung, of Pickering, Ont., won the season-ending event at the St. Lawrence River for his first Elite Series victory. Kung’s five-fish limit weighed 27 pounds 12 ounces, giving him 109 pounds nine ounces for the tournament, a record […]

Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says. The Google Maps update comes days after Trump’s order amid an escalating trade war with Canada […]

CLAYTON, NEW YORK — Canadian Evan Kung saved his Elite Series career in a big way Sunday. Kung, of Pickering, Ont., won the season-ending event at the St. Lawrence River for his first Elite Series victory. Kung’s five-fish limit weighed 27 pounds 12 ounces, giving him 109 pounds nine ounces for the tournament, a record […]

Unionized General Motors workers are expected to wrap up voting on a new tentative agreement today. Unifor and General Motors agreed on tentative labour contracts for more than 4,600 autoworkers in Ontario on Aug. 22. Union members have been voting on whether to ratify the tentative agreements over the weekend. Unifor National President Lana Payne […]

CLEARVIEW — Provincial police say a pilot is in the hospital after his plane went down west of Barrie, Ont. OPP say officers responded to reports of an aircraft crash near Clearview Township on Saturday afternoon. Police say the aircraft crashed in a wooded area. They say they found the 46-year-old pilot suffering from non-life-threatening […]