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OTTAWA — More than 28,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition urging Ottawa to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from Canada for persistently threatening the country’s sovereignty. Alberta resident Gerard Aldridge, who recently initiated the electronic petition, says he’s a fiercely proud Canadian who sees an opportunity to make a difference on an issue of […]

OTTAWA — Rebecca Smith, who helped Canada to a silver medal in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, announced her retirement from competitive swimming Wednesday. Smith, from Red Deer, Alta., teamed with Maggie Mac Neil, Penny Oleksiak and Kayla Sanchez to finish the event in three minutes 32.78 seconds, ahead […]

Ontario’s political party leaders are making their final pitches to voters a day before the province heads to the polls, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford saying he wants to be premier “forever” and his rivals asking Ontarians to choose change. Ford is looking to secure a third consecutive majority government and he said Wednesday […]

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs in Ontario are voting today on whether to accept a child welfare reform deal with the federal government as an election approaches. A national $47.8 billion deal proposed by the federal government to reform the First Nations child welfare system was voted down on two occasions last year, when chiefs […]

TORONTO — Drake is backing out of his final four Australia and New Zealand concert dates due to a “scheduling conflict.” Fans of the Toronto rapper were notified this week that his 16-date Anita Max Win tour was stalling out early, with all of the March performances set to be rescheduled for an undetermined time. […]

TORONTO — Alessia Cara says fear and resentment of the music industry nearly kept her from writing her latest album. Despite having a Grammy and multiple Juno awards on her mantle, the Brampton, Ont. native says she felt disconnected from the reasons she began songwriting as a teenager. She says innocence as a music fan […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up more than 200 points in late-morning trading, boosted by strength in the technology and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets also pushed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 208.80 points at 25,412.78. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 156.12 points at […]

KELOWNA, B.C. — A capsule look at the 18 teams competing in the Feb. 28-March 9 Canadian men’s curling championship in Kelowna, B.C. Teams listed by seeding in their pools, athletes from skip to lead, followed by hometown. POOL A CANADA Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brendan Bottcher, Geoff Walker (St. John’s, N.L.) Three-time defending champions […]

Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he wants to be premier “forever” as he looks to secure a third consecutive majority government in Thursday’s election. Ford says his party is the only one that can stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariff threats. Ontario’s main political party leaders are making multiple […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says it’s moving away from the social media platform X. In an apparent farewell post to its more than 45,000 subscribers, the top court says it will focus its communication efforts on other platforms. It invites people to follow the court on its LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube […]