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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The Canadian women’s curling championship will be held in Mississauga, Ont., in 2026. Curling Canada says the Paramount Fine Foods Centre Sportsplex will serve as host. The sport organization says the 2026 edition of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts will begin Jan. 23. The 5,000-seat venue is home to Raptors 905 of […]

OTTAWA — The public inquiry into foreign interference is calling on the leaders of all political parties to get top-secret security clearances. In her final report, Commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue says party leaders should be encouraged and given the chance to get their security clearances as soon as possible after being named leader. Conservative Leader Pierre […]

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference says there is no evidence of “traitors” in Parliament conspiring with foreign states, dismissing suggestions to the contrary that alarmed the public. In her final report released today, inquiry Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue concludes that while the threat of foreign meddling is real, Canada’s democratic institutions have held […]

TORONTO — Strength in technology stocks helped Canada’s main stock index move higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also rose to regain some of the ground lost Monday after a Chinese AI startup called DeepSeek unveiled a large language model that apparently rivals those created in the U.S. The S&P/TSX composite index was […]

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference says there is no evidence of “traitors” in Parliament conspiring with foreign states, dismissing suggestions to the contrary that alarmed the public. More coming. Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Two girls who pleaded guilty in the alleged fatal swarming of a homeless man in Toronto will not face further time in custody and have instead been sentenced to probation. One of the girls pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter in the death of 59-year-old Kenneth Lee, while the other pleaded guilty to […]

GUELPH, Ont. — Linamar Corp. says it has signed deals with the federal and Ontario governments that will see them come together to invest a combined $1.1 billion in automotive technology. The Ontario government is providing a $100.3-million grant, while the federal government is making a contribution of up to $169.4 million through the Strategic […]

TORONTO — After seven years in the role, Weyni Mengesha will step down as Soulpepper Theatre Company’s artistic director. The Toronto theatre says Mengesha decided to exit the role to focus on her family and her directing career, including an upcoming North American tour of “Kim’s Convenience.” Her final day as artistic director will be […]

Officials say the three levels of government will spend $975 million to speed up the revitalization of Toronto’s waterfront and create more than 14,000 new homes in the area. The Ontario government says the city, the province and the federal government will each invest $325 million in the project. It says the revitalization and building […]

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Authors: Emis Akbari, Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at Ontario Institute for the Study of Education (OISE) and Senior Policy Fellow […]