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Media personality Ben Mulroney has launched a new radio talk show with Corus Entertainment. A release states “The Ben Mulroney Show,” which debuted Monday on 640 Toronto, airs weekdays featuring commentary, interviews and discussions on current events. The first hour focuses on issues impacting the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, while the remaining two hours, […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has directed a top adviser to deliver a renewed national security strategy setting out a framework for Canada’s security, defence and diplomatic posture. In a mandate letter to national security and intelligence adviser Nathalie Drouin, Trudeau says he expects her to consult Canadians and work through the national security […]

Provincial police say two people are facing charges after “irreplaceable” war memorabilia and other items were stolen last week from a Royal Canadian Legion in Gravenhurst, Ont. Police say they are still trying to recover many of the stolen items, which include First World War and Second World War memorabilia, a wheelchair and clothing. They […]

TORONTO — Court documents are offering a window into what sparked the Competition Bureau’s investigation into two of Canada’s most prominent furniture retailers. The watchdog obtained a court order last week forcing Leon’s Furniture Limited and its subsidiary The Brick Warehouse LP to hand over documents that will help determine whether the companies engaged in […]

TORONTO — Drake is taking his musical stylings Down Under with a short Australian tour set to kick off on the same date as rival Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance. The Toronto rapper announced the Anita Max Wynn Tour during a livestream Sunday night with Félix Lengyel, a Quebecois streamer known as xQc who […]

A Toronto woman arrested in the death of her four-month-old baby is now facing a charge of second-degree murder. Toronto police say the charge was upgraded from failing to provide the necessities of life after an autopsy of the infant. Officers found the baby boy at a residential building in Toronto’s midtown last week after […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his government’s record on supporting national defence, following fresh criticism that Canada is failing to live up to its NATO defence-spending commitments. Speaking at the 70th annual session of the NATO parliamentary assembly in Montreal, Trudeau said his government stepped up “big time” after it came to […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading, helped by strength in technology stocks, while U.S. stock markets also moved higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 21.64 points at 25,465.92. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 397.24 points at 44,693.75. The S&P 500 index was up 26.46 […]

Niagara Regional Police say a man is facing murder and attempted murder charges after two people were shot in St. Catharines, Ont. Police say officers responded to reports of gunshots in the area of Division and Riordon streets on Friday afternoon. They say officers found two men with gunshot wounds. One of the victims was […]

TORONTO — Court documents are offering a window into the Competition Bureau’s investigation into Leon’s Furniture Ltd. and its subsidiary The Brick Warehouse LP. An application the watchdog filed to obtain a court order forcing the companies to hand over documents shows the bureau is after records related to the company’s pricing and marketing. It […]