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TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down more than 150 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the energy and base metal stocks, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 176.07 points at 21,835.55. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 301.88 points at […]

Toronto’s police chief is apologizing for his “choice of words” in reacting to the acquittal of a man who had been accused of fatally running over an officer. Chief Myron Demkiw told the Toronto Police Services Board this morning that he has been reflecting on the comments he made outside a downtown Toronto courthouse on […]

WHITBY, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog says two grandparents and their infant grandchild are among four people who died in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Whitby when a suspect vehicle driving the wrong way was being chased by police.  The Special Investigations Unit says the person in the suspect vehicle also died.  SIU […]

CALEDON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans to begin buying up land to build a highway in the Toronto area. Ford says the province will be meeting with landowners soon to buy property at a fair market value. He says fieldwork has begun on the proposed 52-kilometre highway that will run […]

WHITBY, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog says two grandparents and their infant grandchild are among four people who died in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Whitby when a suspect vehicle driving the wrong way was being chased by police.  The Special Investigations Unit says the person in the suspect vehicle also died.  More […]

TORONTO — Airline caterer Gate Gourmet says its employees have voted in favour of a tentative deal with management, putting them back on the job as soon as today. About 800 food service workers at Toronto’s Pearson airport went on strike on April 16, leaving thousands of passengers without meals. The employees cook, package and […]

WHITBY, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog says an infant is among the four people killed in a crash involving multiple police vehicles Monday night in a town east of Toronto. The Durham Regional Police Service says officers were responding to a robbery call in Clarington  when they began pursuing a suspect driving the wrong way […]

TORONTO — The owner of Tim Hortons and Burger King says first-quarter profit rose compared with a year earlier as its sales also climbed higher. Restaurant Brands International Inc., which also owns Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Firehouse Subs, says it earned net income of US$328 million or 72 cents per diluted share. The result was […]

CLARINGTON, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say westbound lanes of Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., have reopened but eastbound lanes remain closed due to an ongoing investigation into a fatal crash involving police Monday evening. The closures came after a police pursuit ended in a deadly crash involving multiple vehicles and investigators say there were […]

TORONTO — Bob Geldof is diving into the archives to create a new version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” for its 40th anniversary this year. The Irish musician tells The Canadian Press he’s involved in a supercut of the charity single that blends vocals of pop stars from separate recordings made over the decades. […]