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HAMILTON — James Butler took full advantage of his head start on CFL free agency Thursday. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats released the veteran running back, who was slated to become a free agent Feb. 11. But hours later, the five-foot-eight, 215-pound Chicago native signed with the B.C. Lions, the team he began his CFL career with […]

PICKERING, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating criminal allegations brought forward by Pickering’s city council. OPP say allegations were referred to them by Durham regional police in November, but they have not released any details on the matter. This comes after Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe said the city’s integrity commissioner had made […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged higher Thursday, as strength in base metal stocks helped outweigh weakness in telecom and utilities. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 21.68 points at 25,073.36. Stock markets in the U.S. were closed in observance of a national day of mourning for former president Jimmy Carter. The Canadian dollar […]

TORONTO — Average asking rents fell nationally to $2,109 in December on a year-over-year basis, marking a 17-month low, according to a new report. A monthly report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation says average asking rents across Canada were down 3.2 per cent from the same month last year, as December marked the fifth consecutive month […]

NEWMARKET, Ont. — The trial of an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used it to take their own lives has been pushed back to next year. Kenneth Law is now set to stand trial on 14 counts each of first-degree murder and aiding suicide starting in January 2026, […]

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have given James Butler a head start on CFL free agency. The Ticats released the veteran running back Thursday. Butler, 29, was slated to become a free agent Feb. 11. Butler appeared in 11 regular-season games last year, rushing for 522 yards with two TDs while adding 45 catches for […]

OTTAWA — Ontario MP Chandra Arya is the second Liberal to announce he wants to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal party. Arya posted on social media Wednesday morning that he wants to campaign on running a “small, more efficient government” and on offering “bold political decisions” to solve the country’s […]

OTTAWA — Newfoundland MP Gudie Hutchings says she’s not planning to run in the next federal election. Hutchings, who was first elected as a Liberal in 2015, is the minister of rural economic development and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. In a media statement issued this morning, she thanks her family for […]

OTTAWA — Canada is looking to target American steel, ceramics and plastics with retaliatory tariffs in response to an escalating trade dispute with the incoming Trump administration. A senior government official says the list is not final and that Ottawa has made no decisions yet on retaliation. Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has threatened to […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged lower in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the telecommunication and utility stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 10.94 points at 25,040.74. Stock markets in the U.S. are closed in observance of a national day of mourning for former president Jimmy Carter. The Canadian dollar traded […]