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TORONTO — Ongoing controversy over the documentary “Russians at War” has brought scrutiny to Ontario’s public broadcaster, which has said it will not air the film it helped fund. One media expert says TVO is getting “the worst of all worlds” by investing in a project that can no longer be shown or monetized. “TVO […]

KINGSTON, Ont. — Police say a 47-year-old man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of attempted murder after two people were left dead and one was seriously injured in a series of alleged assaults in Kingston, Ont. Police had said that officers were called to an encampment near a […]

TORONTO — A justice with Ontario’s Appeal Court has dismissed an application for bail from Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard as he tries to appeal his sexual assault conviction at the country’s top court. Justice Jill Copeland heard arguments at a bail hearing for Hoggard earlier this week, not long after the Hedley frontman began serving […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the NDP is caving to political pressure from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre when it comes to their stance on the consumer carbon price. Trudeau says he believes Jagmeet Singh and the NDP care about the environment, but it’s “increasingly obvious” that they have “no idea” what to do […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ukraine should be allowed to strike deep inside Russia, regardless of Moscow threatening that this would draw Canada and its allies into direct war. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the NATO military alliance would draw itself into war if it allows Ukraine to use donated weapons […]

TORONTO — Roots Corp. may have built its brand on all things comfy and cosy, but its CEO says activewear is now “really becoming a core part” of the brand. The category, which at Roots spans leggings, tracksuits, sports bras and bike shorts, has seen such sustained double-digit growth that Meghan Roach plans to make […]

TORONTO — He’s firmly among Canada’s top three-year-olds but My Boy Prince faces a stiff test Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. The ’24 King’s Plate runner-up will be part of a global field in the $1-million Woodbine Mile turf event. Not only will it be My Boy Prince’s first race against older competition but among the […]

TORONTO — Unifor says workers at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., have voted to join the union. The union says it’s Walmart’s first warehouse to unionize in Canada. Unifor national president Lana Payne says the employees stood up for their rights and the union is excited to get to work on their first collective […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose 0.4 per cent to $82.7 billion in July. The increase came as sales in the miscellaneous subsector gained three per cent to reach $10.5 billion in July, helped by strength in the agriculture supplies industry […]

TORONTO — Retailer Roots Corp. says it lost $5.2 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $5.3 million in the same quarter last year. The company says the loss amounted to 13 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Aug. 3, the same as a year earlier. Sales for what was […]