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TORONTO — Kelsey Mitchell of Sherwood Park, Alta., will look to defend her Olympic sprint cycling title as part of Canada’s cycling team at this summer’s Paris Games. Mitchell, who won gold in the women’s sprint on the last day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics, was part of the 21-athlete roster announced Tuesday by […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed down Tuesday, weighed by losses in the telecom and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index ended down 60.11 points at 21,788.48. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 299.05 points at 39,112.16. The S&P 500 index was up […]

TORONTO — The firm of the architect who designed the Ontario Science Centre says closing the building is not necessary and it is offering its services free of charge to the provincial government for roof repairs. Ontario announced mid-day Friday that the science centre would permanently close in that location at the end of the […]

OTTAWA — A historic defeat for the Liberals in a downtown Toronto byelection has put a glaring question mark on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political future. Insiders warn the Conservative victory could be a sign portending a Tory blue wave when the rest of Canada goes to the polls. Here’s a look at the options […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Police in Sault Ste. Marie have deemed the deaths of a wife and husband last month a murder-suicide. The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service says officers responded to a call on May 1, and arrived to find a husband and wife dead. Police say the wife was found inside a […]

OTTAWA — The annual inflation rate unexpectedly ticked higher in May, raising doubts about what the Bank of Canada will do when it makes its next interest rate decision in July in “bumpy and choppy” conditions. Statistics Canada said Tuesday the annual rose to 2.9 per cent in May, compared with 2.7 per cent in […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hears the concerns and frustrations of voters in the wake of a crushing byelection defeat in a Liberal stronghold riding. Liberals had held Toronto-St. Paul’s for more than 30 years, but lost it to the Conservatives in Monday’s byelection, sparking speculation about the future of the party […]

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is urging Canadians to leave an increasingly volatile Lebanon while they can. In a statement today, Joly says the security situation could deteriorate further without warning due to sustained and escalating violence between Hezbollah and Israel. Joly says it is not the time to travel to Lebanon, and […]

OTTAWA — Ontario’s police watchdog says the former deputy chief of the Ottawa police force has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman more than a decade ago. The Special Investigations Unit says Uday Jaswal was a police inspector when the alleged assault occurred in 2011. The SIU says it began an investigation after Ottawa […]

TORONTO — Rogers Communications is cozying up with Disney Plus to give its TV subscribers the popular streaming service for free. The telecommunications company says Rogers TV users now have access to the ad-supported version of Disney’s platform, which otherwise costs $7.99/month and features a deep catalogue of Pixar movies, Hollywood films and original series […]