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TORONTO — Ma-Nee Chacaby’s memoir “A Two-Spirit Journey,” which she wrote with Mary Louisa Plummer, has won this year’s edition of Canada Reads. Podcaster and wellness influencer Shayla Stonechild championed the book during CBC’s four-day faceoff during which public figures duke it out to decide which book all Canadians should read. Stonechild argued the memoir […]

TORONTO — The Juno Awards are dropping into Hamilton next year. Organizers at the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences say they’ve selected the Ontario city as host for its 2026 awards show and associated music events. The main Junos ceremony will take place inside Hamilton Arena, formerly FirstOntario Centre, which is finishing off […]

TORONTO — Three major organizations representing Ontario’s colleges, universities and business community are urging the province to boost investment in the post-secondary sector, saying the economic threat from the United States underscores the need. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Council of Ontario Universities and Colleges Ontario released an open letter today to Colleges and […]

Toronto police say their homicide unit is investigating after a man was found dead on the University of Toronto campus. Police say in a social media post that the discovery was made this morning in the Queen’s Park Crescent and College Street area. The busy area is home to various University of Toronto buildings. Police […]

OTTAWA — A major federal union says it’s worried about a plan to eliminate more than 300 positions at Canada’s Translation Bureau. In a news release, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees says it’s condemning a five-year business plan that would shrink the bureau’s workforce by almost 25 per cent. The Translation Bureau is a […]

OTTAWA — The head of the Bank of Canada is signalling a shift in how the central bank sets its key interest rate as trade uncertainty with the United States makes long-term forecasting much more difficult. Tiff Macklem says that means monetary policymakers may be “acting quickly” when it comes to setting interest rates, rather […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay’s proposed liquidation is still on hold as the company works to address its differences with landlords and other stakeholders after filing for creditor protection earlier this month. The department store chain that holds the title of Canada’s oldest company asked an Ontario court Monday for permission to close all 80 of […]

Police say as many as 80 Tesla vehicles parked outside a Hamilton dealership were found with deep scratches, punctured tires and other damage. Hamilton police say they were called Wednesday to the Tesla dealership on Upper Wentworth Street for a report of damage to some of the vehicles in the store’s inventory. They say officers […]

TORONTO — A preliminary report into a plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport last month says the aircraft’s alert system issued a warning about the descent rate less than three seconds before touchdown. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its report Thursday morning as it continues to investigate the Feb. 17 crash landing that […]

Ontario has seen another sharp increase in measles cases over the last week as the highly infectious disease spreads among mostly unvaccinated people. Public Health Ontario is reporting 470 measles cases since an outbreak began in October. That’s an increase of 120 cases since March 14. More coming. Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press