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TORONTO — Investigators say a 60-year-old homeless man who died outside a University of Toronto building was the victim of a random, unprovoked attack three hours before police were called. Police, who initially said they didn’t believe the man’s death was suspicious, now say Mario Ferreira died from blunt force trauma to his upper body […]

TORONTO — After a week spent seeking a lifeline, an Ontario court has given Canada’s oldest company permission to start liquidating all but six of its stores on Monday. The Friday approval from Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne allows the retailer to begin selling off inventory at most of its 80 Hudson’s Bay stores, […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada’s premiers in Ottawa Friday as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese and U.S. tariffs. The meeting at the Canadian War Museum is taking place just days before Carney is expected to launch a federal election campaign that would send Canadians to the polls as […]

TORONTO — Canada’s biggest country music awards show will have a little more “je ne sais quoi” starting this year. Organizers of the Canadian Country Music Association Awards are introducing a new award for francophone artist of the year, a move to celebrate homegrown country talents whose music is primarily sung in French. They say […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court has given Canada’s oldest company permission to liquidate all but six of its stores starting on Monday. The approval from Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne allows Hudson’s Bay to begin selling off inventory at the bulk of its 80 stores. The retailer also owns three Saks Fifth Avenue stores […]

Police say three people are dead after a utility terrain vehicle collided with a vehicle in Wiikwemkoong First Nation on Manitoulin Island on Thursday evening. Local police say officers were called to the scene of the crash at Willow Street and Pontiac Avenue just after 6 p.m. Police say emergency officials attempted to save the […]

TORONTO — Neil Young has scrapped plans to play a free concert in Ukraine. The “Rockin’ in the Free World” singer announced on his website that after further consideration he “could not in good conscience” move forward with the show in the war-torn country. He wrote that he “had a good venue, close to a […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have added two big names to their coaching staff as they prepare to defend their Grey Cup title this season. The CFL club announced Friday that Greg Marshall is joining head coach Ryan Dinwiddie’s staff as a defensive line coach, while Jason Shivers is returning to Toronto as co-defensive co-ordinator, […]

TORONTO — The founder of Canadian Music Week is taking the new owners of Departure Festival to court, alleging they’ve breached their contract and failed to pay fees tied to their acquisition of his music industry conference. Former CMW president and creator Neill Dixon filed a notice of action in an Ontario court earlier this […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 200 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the base metal and telecommunications sectors, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 177.83 points at 24,882.41. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 259.28 points at 41,694.04. […]