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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 […]

OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney is hoping to be sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister by the end of the week but there are some logistical hurdles like security clearances for senior members of his transition team that must happen first. Carney won a landslide victory to take the helm of the Liberals […]

WASHINGTON — After another chaotic day in Canada-U.S. relations, U.S. President Donald Trump dropped his threat to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports after Ontario agreed to pause a surcharge on electricity exports. White House spokesman Kush Desai confirmed a 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminum, with no exceptions, will go […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is once again lashing out at three of his biggest irritants: foreign steel, foreign aluminum and Canada. Trump on Wednesday will effectively plaster 25% taxes – tariffs – on all steel and aluminum imports. And on Tuesday the president said the U.S. would double the forthcoming levy on the […]

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals and the Conservatives are running neck-and-neck in voter support, a new Leger online poll suggests. The poll of Canadians’ voting intentions has both parties sitting at 37 per cent. It shows a drop of six points for the Conservatives and a seven per cent jump for Liberals since Feb. 24, […]

WASHINGTON — Premier Doug Ford says U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick committed to dropping U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff on Canadian aluminum and steel back to 25 per cent after Ontario agreed to pause a surcharge on electricity exports to the United States. Earlier Tuesday, Trump posted on social media that he would double the […]