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TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 200 points in late-morning trading, while the loonie fell to its lowest level in more than two decades as Canadian exports to the United States face sweeping tariffs starting Tuesday. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 189.87 points at 25,343.23 by late-morning after sliding more than […]

TORONTO — Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is defending simultaneously wearing two hats, campaigning in a snap election he called and taking anti-tariff actions as premier. The other major political parties say this is the worst time for Ontario to find itself in an election, with U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened 25 per cent […]

TORONTO — Drug company Apotex Inc. says it has acquired CanPrev, a Canadian provider of vitamins, supplements and other natural health products. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. Apotex chief executive Allan Oberman says CanPrev has a well-respected track record with both consumers and natural health professionals for their quality products. CanPrev […]

OSHAWA, Ont. — NDP Leader Marit Stiles says if her party forms government she would implement a federal-provincial income support program, direct agencies to procure locally, and create new supply chains for trade-exposed industries. Stiles announced her plan today to protect Ontario from the effects of 25 per cent tariffs ordered by U.S. President Donald […]

TORONTO — North American stock markets plunged at the start of trading, while the Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level in more than two decades after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs to be enacted Tuesday. Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 600 points after Trump announced over the weekend that the […]

Ontario will rip up a $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote areas, as part of the province’s response to U.S. tariffs, Premier Doug Ford announced. Ford, who is also in the middle of campaigning as Progressive Conservative leader in a $189-million snap election he called last week, made the […]

TORONTO — Alcohol-related deaths rose about 18 per cent during the pandemic, according to a study that points to the harm of making liquor more available at a time of increased vulnerability. Researchers with the Public Health Agency of Canada compared alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations before and after the pandemic, finding 1,600 more deaths than […]

TORONTO — North American stock markets plunged at the start of trading, while the Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level in more than two decades after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs to be enacted Tuesday. Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 600 points after Trump announced over the weekend that the […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will rip up a $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote areas as part of his response to U.S. tariffs. The deal was set to bring SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet system to 15,000 premises in rural and northern Ontario. But Ford now says […]

TORONTO — The Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level in more than two decades after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs to be enacted Tuesday. The loonie was trading for 68.13 cents US, its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since 2003, compared with 69.04 cents US on Friday. The futures market also […]