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OTTAWA — A Conservative government would bring in mandatory life sentences for those convicted of trafficking, producing or exporting more than 40 mg of fentanyl, Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday. “Let’s call fentanyl trafficking what it is: mass murder,” the Conservative leader told a news conference in Vancouver. He compared selling the drug to “spraying bullets […]

TORONTO — The trial of two teen girls accused in the death of a homeless Toronto man is hearing other girls in their group were seen with a knife earlier that night. The two girls are among eight teens who were charged in the death of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man who died in December […]

Ontario’s main political parties pivoted to affordability measures today as tariffs took a back seat on the campaign trail. The NDP and Liberal leaders focused on housing and affordability issues, with promises to end homeless encampments and provide more financial support for people with disabilities. The Progressive Conservatives say they will make an ongoing tax […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto on Friday, days after President Donald Trump said he would hold off on deploying his threatened tariffs against Canada for a month. “We want businesses, investors and workers to choose Canada,” Trudeau said in a news release. The Prime Minister’s Office […]

TORONTO — Every year Kathy Rowe and her husband exchange the same Christmas gift: plane tickets to the United States. The couple from Torbay, N.L., had planned to do the same last holiday season, and used points to purchase non-refundable plane tickets to Dallas, where they would rent a car for a road trip in […]

Ontario’s NDP and Liberal leaders are focusing on housing and affordability issues on the campaign trail today, with promises to address homelessness and provide more financial support for people with disabilities. NDP Leader Marit Stiles is pledging to end homeless encampments, calling them Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford’s “greatest failure.” Stiles listed several steps she […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s trade surplus with the U.S. widened in December as overall exports rose thanks in part to higher energy prices, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The global trade surplus in goods came in at $708 million for the month, compared with a revised deficit of $986 million in November, to mark the first merchandise […]

TORONTO — Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is promising to end homeless encampments, calling them Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford’s “greatest failure.” Stiles listed several steps she would take to accomplish that goal but would not say how much they would cost, saying only “that will all come” later. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario […]

TORONTO — CFL teams will have more money to spend on bolstering their rosters in 2025. The league announced Wednesday that its salary cap this season has been set at just over $6.06 million. That’s up significantly from last year’s limit of $5.525 million and represents an increase of $412,365 from the proposed $5.650 million […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says it is forecasting a 12.4 per cent increase in home sales for 2025, with 76,000 properties changing hands throughout the region as lower borrowing costs lead to improved affordability. The board expects the average selling price to reach $1,147,000, up 2.6 per cent compared with last […]