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TORONTO — BMO Financial Group says it earned $2.14 billion in its first quarter, up from $1.29 billion in the same quarter last year. The bank says the profit amounted to $2.83 per diluted share for the quarter ended Jan. 31, up from $1.73 per diluted share a year earlier. Revenue totalled $9.27 billion, up […]

TORONTO — The Bank of Nova Scotia reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it was hit by a one-time charge related to the sale of its banking operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama to Davivienda. Scotiabank reported net income of $993 million or 66 cents per diluted share for […]

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Tuesday, Feb. 25: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Ottawa: Ford will have a press conference at 9:15 a.m. before going to meet workers in the Manotick area and making a stop in Stittsville. Mississauga: Ford will meet with union members. NDP Leader Marit Stiles […]

Falling down stairs, pushing stuck cars out of snow banks and cancelling events are just some of the challenges candidates have faced on the winter campaign trail, but Sol Mamakwa may have them all beat. This is Ontario’s first winter election campaign since 1981 and the incumbent NDP candidate for Kiiwetinoong in northwestern Ontario has […]

TORONTO — Thursday is election day in Ontario, and while the polls have consistently had the Progressive Conservatives cruising to re-election, there are various ridings across the province in which the results may come down to the wire or have broader implications. Here are 10 ridings to watch on election night: Mississauga East-Cooksville Liberal Leader […]

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele couldn’t have picked a more dramatic way to become the Winnipeg Jets’ franchise leader for goals on Monday. Scheifele recorded his 329th career goal on a rebound 1:33 into overtime to give the Jets a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks and boost the team’s franchise-record win streak to 10 […]

TORONTO — A mind-bending dramedy set in an alternate-reality Winnipeg was named best Canadian feature by the Toronto Film Critics Association at a gala celebrating last year’s cinematic achievements. Writer-director Matthew Rankin and co-writer Ila Firouzabadi accepted the $50,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the glitzy bash Monday night. “It’s a movie that is […]

OTTAWA — The Liberal Party of Canada confirms that leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla has been disqualified from the race. In a statement released shortly before the start of the French-language leadership debate on Monday, national director Azam Ishmael says the party’s permanent appeals committee confirmed the decision of the leadership vote committee to disqualify Dhalla. […]

TORONTO — Spin Master Corp. says it earned US$21.1 million in the fourth quarter. That’s up from a loss of US$30.1 million a year earlier. Revenues for the toy and entertainment company totalled US$649.1 million, up from US$502.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2023. Diluted earnings per share were 20 cents US, up from […]

TORONTO — Ottawa Charge forward Emily Clark, Toronto goaltender Kristen Campbell and Sceptres forward Hannah Miller have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s three stars of the week. Clark had two goals and two assists in two games as Ottawa lost 3-2 in overtime to visiting Boston on Thursday before defeating league-leading Montreal 3-1 […]