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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales in August fell to their lowest level since January 2022 as sales in the primary metal and petroleum and coal product subsectors fell. The agency says manufacturing sales fell 1.3 per cent to $69.4 billion in August, after rising 1.1 per cent in July. The drop came as […]

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in September was up five per cent compared with August. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 223,808 units in September, up from 213,012 in August. The increase came as the pace of starts […]

TORONTO — TD Bank Group says The Charles Schwab Corp.’s third-quarter results are expected to translate into about $178 million of reported equity in net income for the Canadian bank’s fourth quarter. TD says that excluding about $2 million after-tax in acquisition-related charges and $27 million after-tax in amortization of acquired intangibles, its adjusted equity […]

TORONTO — Ochai Agbaji’s relatively small stature won’t stop him from defending some of the biggest and best forwards in the NBA. All-star forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were Agbaji’s main defensive assignments in the Toronto Raptors’ 119-118 pre-season victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Those are tough marks for the six-foot-five Agbaji, […]

TORONTO — An expert panel of doctors and researchers say Canada needs to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and take action before the next health emergency strikes. One of the six experts, Dr. Fahad Razak, says most scientists believe it’s “only a matter of time” before another global health crisis hits. The panel’s report, called […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to testify today as a federal inquiry into foreign interference finishes the latest phase of its work. The commission of inquiry is looking at the ability of institutions to detect and fend off the attempts of hostile states to meddle in Canadian affairs. Over the last several […]

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs are gathering in Calgary today as they prepare to vote on a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Ottawa. The deal was struck in July between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations after a nearly two-decade legal fight over Canada’s underfunding […]

TORONTO — Gradey Dick led all scorers with 27 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the NBA champion Boston Celtics 119-118 on Tuesday in pre-season action. Scottie Barnes nearly had a triple-double with 26 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Toronto (2-2). Jakob Poeltl had a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds and […]

OTTAWA — Latvian State Police are investigating the death of a Canadian soldier in the capital city of Riga. The Canadian Armed Forces said in a statement that Capt. Aaron Wideman died while off-duty. Lt.-Gen. Stephen Kelsey, vice-chief of the defence staff, said Wideman died on Sunday. The military did not provide details about the […]

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley is still out day-to-day with a sprained thumb. The team says Quickley won’t play in tonight’s pre-season game against the Boston Celtics. He is also a maybe for Friday’s game in Brooklyn against the Nets. Toronto head coach Darko Rajakovic says Quickley participated in a full contract […]