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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 […]

Ontario New Democratic Leader Marit Stiles says her party is the only one that would provide real change, in her final pitch to voters ahead of election day. Stiles says the Liberals are no different than the Progressive Conservatives and she’ll bring in measures to make life more affordable. Ontario’s main political party leaders are […]

TORONTO — George Weston Ltd. reported a profit in its fourth quarter compared with a loss a year ago. The company, which is the controlling unitholder of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and the controlling shareholder of Loblaw Companies Ltd., says it earned a profit attributable to common shareholders of $664 million or $5.05 […]