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OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is in the “advanced” stages of negotiations with Europe on joining its new defence partnership — prompted in large part by growing concern about Russia’s war in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing talk of annexing Canada. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Joly […]

OTTAWA — With polls suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration’s use of punishing tariffs are a top-of-mind issue for Canadians ahead of the upcoming federal election, Trump has now offered his thoughts on which political party he would rather work with. “I’d rather deal with a Liberal than a Conservative,” Trump said in […]

TORONTO — Broad-based strength lifted Canada’s main stock index 1.5 per cent Wednesday, while U.S. stocks also rallied. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 363.14 points at 25,069.21. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 383.32 points at 41,964.63. The S&P 500 index was up 60.63 points at 5,675.29, while the Nasdaq […]

TORONTO — Police have charged six teens in the attempted robbery of a Toronto jewelry store. York Regional Police say a vehicle theft investigation on Friday led them to six suspects with ties to the stolen car that was found in Vaughan, Ont. Police say officers tracked the car to a jewelry store, where five […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is still waiting to see if it will be granted approval to liquidate stores as the retailer requests more time to work out some of its differences with its myriad of landlords, lenders and other partners. The department store giant was in court Wednesday, where its lawyers asked for up to […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named his new cabinet after his Progressive Conservatives won a third consecutive majority government. Here’s a list of his executive council members and their portfolios: – Sylvia Jones, deputy premier and minister of health – Trevor Jones, minister of agriculture, food and agribusiness – Doug Downey, attorney general – Michael […]

SUDBURY, Ont. — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he’ll “set a deadline” to approve all federal permits for mining in northwestern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region within six months. Poilievre said that a Conservative government would also commit $1 billion over three years to building a road network to link the mining sites to […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named a new cabinet with many familiar faces, though he has shuffled his housing and education ministers. Paul Calandra moves from housing to become the education minister, taking over from Jill Dunlop who moves to emergency preparedness. Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont is swearing in the premier and his executive […]

OTTAWA — Ottawa has put in place new rules limiting the fees banks can levy on customers who don’t have enough in their accounts to cover a cheque or other pre-authorized charges. The updates, included in an order-in-council last week, cap non-sufficient funds fees at $10 for personal deposit accounts, prohibit charging more than one […]

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says U.S. President Donald Trump is right to think he would have an easier time dealing with a Liberal prime minister in Canada. On Fox News on Tuesday evening, Trump was asked about the upcoming election and the fact that polls now suggest the Liberals are in the lead. […]