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OTTAWA — A new government bill tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday would allow Canadians to pass citizenship rights down to their children born outside the country — a move that would add an unknown number of new citizens. In 2009, former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper’s government changed the law so that […]

TORONTO — TD Bank Group’s second-quarter profit fell 22 per cent from last year as it booked costs related to high-profile failures of its U.S. anti-money laundering program. The bank had warned ahead of time of the $615 million initial charge it was taking in connection with its talks with U.S. regulators, allowing analysts to […]

TORONTO — CBC’s slate of upcoming scripted fare features familiar faces, with hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids, writer-actor Allan Hawco and comedy collaborators Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill leading new series. The half-hour scripted show “Snotty Nose Rez Kids,” set to premiere in 2025, tells the “not even true, real life story” of the […]

TORONTO — CBC is launching 14 free ad-supported streaming channels dedicated to local news across Canada. The public broadcaster says CBC News BC and CBC News Toronto debut today on platforms including CBC Gem and the CBC News App, with additional platforms joining in the coming weeks. Within a year, they will be joined by […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police say one man is dead and another person is critically injured after a late-night shooting in a Mississauga, Ont., school parking lot. Peel regional police say officers were called to a shooting in the parking lot of Settlers Green elementary public school around 11:10 p.m. They say the man in his […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s special envoy for combatting antisemitism says she’s “very interested” in exploring the idea of removing religion as a possible defence against hate speech charges. Deborah Lyons, whose title also includes preserving Holocaust remembrance, appeared this morning before a parliamentary committee that is studying antisemitism on university campuses. Jewish leaders, students and faculty […]

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller tabled legislation today that is intended to extend citizenship to some children born outside of the country. In 2009, the Conservative government changed the law so that Canadian parents who were born abroad could not pass down their citizenship, unless their child was born in Canada. Those who’ve not […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police say two people were sent to hospital in life-threatening condition after a late-night shooting in a Mississauga, Ont., school parking lot. Peel regional police say officers were called to a shooting near Montevideo Road and Lorca Crescent around 11:10 p.m. They say two male victims who had been shot were taken […]

TORONTO — The WNBA is finally, officially, coming to Toronto. Kilmer Sports Ventures has been awarded a women’s professional basketball team. The as-yet-unnamed team will play out of the at 8,700-seat Coca-Cola Coliseum, an arena in downtown Toronto at Exhibition Place and will have the ability to move up to the Scotiabank Arena on occasion […]

TORONTO — TD Bank Group reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago, hit by costs related to an investigation in the United States tied to the failure of its anti-money laundering programs. The big Canadian bank recorded an initial charge of $615 million in the quarter in connection with its talks with […]