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TORONTO — An Ontario court has granted Comark Holdings Inc. approval to sell its Ricki’s and Cleo banners to the owner of Toys “R” Us Canada, HMV and Northern Reflections. Court filings show judge Peter Cavanagh allowed the sale of the ailing apparel retailers to Ancaster, Ont.-based Putman Investments Inc. earlier this month. The filings […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the energy sector as the price for oil and natural gas climbed, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 12.96 points at 25,496.19. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 108.12 points […]

TORONTO — Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is pushing forward with a new election campaign strategy of trying to appeal to NDP voters, suggesting they should unite behind her as the way to topple the Progressive Conservatives. Crombie is pitching herself as the strongest alternative to PC Leader Doug Ford, though polls suggest the Tories […]

TORONTO — Delta Air Lines says all but two passengers injured Monday when a plane crashed and flipped on the tarmac at Toronto’s Pearson airport have been released from hospitals as of this morning. Delta says in a social media post that 19 out of 21 passengers initially taken to Toronto-area hospitals have since been […]

TORONTO — When Kevin Drew was invited to guest star in “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent,” his initial response was a hard pass. “I didn’t want to do it because I find acting very painful,” says the Broken Social Scene frontman, recalling how his late mother, Maggie, used to drive him to acting classes […]

TORONTO — A Toronto non-profit is launching a tech week for the city, filling a hole created by the recent departure of the annual Collision conference. The organizers of Toronto Tech Week say the event will run between June 23 and 27 and feature hundreds of panels, hackathons and social events. Satish Kanwar, an organizer […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in January were up 2.9 per cent compared with a year earlier, but noted that fell off at the end of the month. The association says the drop off was likely reflecting uncertainty over the potential for a trade war with the United States. On […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate ticked back up in January to 1.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. Prices got a full month-long effect of the federal government’s tax break but a spike in gas prices to start the year offset the government’s relief, with underlying inflation accelerating. The agency reported prices at […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in January, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): — St. John’s, N.L.: 0.8 per cent (0.6) — Charlottetown-Summerside: 1.5 per […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in January, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.8 per cent (0.6) — Prince Edward Island: 1.3 per cent (0.4) — Nova Scotia: 1.3 per cent (0.9) — New Brunswick: 0.9 per cent (1.6) […]