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OTTAWA — The federal government will impose 25 per cent tariffs on U.S. goods worth $29.8 billion in retaliation for steel and aluminum tariffs the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump imposed today. All countries, including Canada, were hit with 25 per cent U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports into the United States — […]

TORONTO — While cervical cancer screening is a routine part of health care for Canadians, many fall through the cracks. Robby Mukonjero, a 63-year-old who moved to Canada from Kenya in 2023, had never been screened for cervical cancer until she took part in a HPV self-sampling study in Toronto last spring. Mukonjero heard about […]

TORONTO — Prime-minister designate Mark Carney met with Ontario Premier Doug Ford this morning, ahead of the provincial leader’s trip to Washington, D.C., to discuss tariffs and free trade with a top U.S. official. Ford says in a statement that he and Carney had a productive discussion, agreeing on the need to stand firm in […]

Ryan O’Reilly has had the conversation a number of times. Family members will often call or text to let the veteran NHL centre know, again, it’s finally time to put on a visor. Sticks have nicked O’Reilly’s face. Pucks and skate blades have come perilously close to his unprotected eyes. There have been plenty of […]

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.75 per cent as a cloud of uncertainty looms over the Canadian economy thanks to a trade war with the United States. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan says it delivered a return of 9.7 per cent for its 2024 fiscal year. HOOPP says its net assets totalled $123 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, up from $112.6 billion in 2023. It says its results for the year included a 17.9 per cent gain […]

Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the Greater Toronto Area this month as they emerge from their subterranean winter shelters and journey under the cover of night to their spring breeding ponds. Burlington, Ont., has closed a section of King Road every spring since 2012 to help […]

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians’ sense of national pride has surged in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats against the country’s sovereignty. The poll, conducted by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies, says that the number of people saying they’re proud to be Canadian has jumped from 80 […]

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is expected to announce an interest rate cut today as a cloud of uncertainty looms over the Canadian economy. Economists polled by Reuters widely see the central bank lowering its key lending rate to 2.75 per cent, which would mark its seventh consecutive cut. The decision comes as a […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Quentin Musty had two goals and two assists, Henry Mews had four assists, and the visiting Sudbury Wolves beat the Brampton Steelheads 8-6 in Ontario Hockey League action on Tuesday at the CAA Centre. Jack Ziliotto, Nathan Villeneuve, Hudson Chitaroni, Lucas Di Giantommaso, Chase Coughlan and Rowan Henderson also scored for the […]