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The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired centre Scott Laughton and defenceman Brandon Carlo ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline. The Leafs sent a conditional 2027 first-round draft pick and forward prospect Nikita Grebenkin to Philadelphia as part of the deal for Laughton. The Flyers, who retained 50 per cent of his remaining US$3-million salary cap hit […]

OTTAWA — With just days to go until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves federal politics, his office says five new appointments have now filled all the vacancies in the 105-seat Senate. The Prime Minister’s Office says in a news release that the Governor General has appointed former Moncton mayor Dawn Arnold for New Brunswick and […]

TORONTO — Karin Martin couldn’t sleep last Sunday night after reading a letter from Toronto Public Health that drowned her with worry. It was sent to 2,500 patients who had potentially been exposed to bloodborne viruses including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C due to what the agency described as a failure to properly clean, […]

TORONTO — Canadian and U.S. stock markets made a turnaround Friday afternoon to end a rocky week on a more positive note, with Canada’s main stock index gaining almost 200 points and U.S. markets also rising. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 174.72 points at 24,758.76. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was […]

OTTAWA — The federal government says it’s going to implement a new 30-business-day guarantee for passports. That means Ottawa promises to either process a passport application within 30 business days or refund the fee. Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech says that change is coming this year, along with an online renewal option that will launch […]

HAMILTON — A high-speed stolen car chase ended with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Hamilton’s east end, police said in an update Friday. Police say the teen was driving a stolen car when it crashed with another stolen vehicle, one of at least three chasing him through Hamilton’s east end early Thursday […]

OTTAWA — With tax filing season well underway, the Canada Revenue Agency has told 450 of its term employees across the country that their contracts won’t be renewed at the end of the month. Etienne Biram, a spokesperson for the agency, says the CRA regularly reviews its financial resources to “ensure sustainable operations and alignment […]

OTTAWA — Harsh winter weather put a chill on Canada’s labour market in February as employers braced for headwinds from the looming trade dispute with the United States. Statistics Canada said Friday that the Canadian economy added just 1,100 jobs last month, falling short of economists’ expectations and well below the 76,000 jobs added in […]

TORONTO — Buffy Sainte-Marie has lost her Juno awards, Polaris Music Prize honours and her induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as arts organizations respond to a statement from the singer saying she is not Canadian. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences says it will revoke her five Juno wins and […]

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Friday pledged to amend the Conflict of Interest Act to require that party leadership candidates make financial disclosures similar to those cabinet ministers must make — closing what Poilievre calls the “Carney loophole.” The change would direct all leadership candidates to disclose their financial holdings to the conflict […]