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TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 200 points, weighed down by losses in the energy, telecommunications and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets were mixed in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 186.84 points at 25,470.86. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 17.20 points at […]

TORONTO — Ontario legislation aimed at helping municipalities clear homeless encampments out of public parks will include stronger trespass laws and fines or jail time for illegal drug use in public, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday. Families should be able to enjoy parks and people facing homelessness, addiction or mental-health challenges should be supported in […]

OTTAWA — A legal review commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations is warning a $47.8 billion deal to reform the First Nations child welfare system could be moot if there’s a change in government in the upcoming year. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP also warns there is no guarantee a new government would be willing […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says legislation his government is introducing today to help municipalities clear homeless encampments out of public parks will include stronger trespass laws and fines or jail time for illegal drug use in public. He says families should be able to enjoy parks and people facing homelessness or addiction and […]

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Bausch + Lomb Corp. says it’s exploring several options including a potential sale of the company. The company made the comment after a request by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization. It says the company’s board authorized management and its advisers to explore a potential sale, which is one of several options being […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the amount Canadian households owe relative to their income fell in the third quarter as a rise in disposable income outpaced the growth in debt. It was the sixth consecutive quarter that the measure declined. The agency says the ratio of household credit market debt as a proportion of household […]

Environment Canada is warning that snow squalls and blizzards in places north and west of the Greater Toronto Area could make travel “nearly impossible” at times in the next couple of days. The weather agency has issued snow squall warnings spanning much of Ontario’s cottage country, including Orangeville, Orillia, Barrie, Owen Sound, Huntsville and Parry […]

TORONTO — Kaela Hansen and Emma Regan have been friends for ever. Now they are teammates again, this time with AFC Toronto of the new Northern Super League. “We literally started soccer together … and we basically played on every single team together up until high school,” said Hansen. They started playing together at six […]

As far as curling experiments go, a new rule that will be used at the next Grand Slam competition looks like a doozy. Organizers plan to test a setup that will see a team lose hammer after a second consecutive blank end. The mid-season change, an attempt to boost scoring and entertainment, should have a […]

Placenta tissue saved Ron Williams’ leg from being amputated below the knee. Williams, a 64-year-old Toronto screenwriter, was packing for a move in March 2020 when a wine glass shattered on the floor. As a longtime diabetic with neuropathy, Williams says he didn’t feel a tiny shard pierce his skin. Several weeks later, his foot […]