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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 […]

TORONTO — The murder trial of two teen girls charged in an alleged group attack on a homeless man is set to begin today in Toronto. The two girls, who are among eight accused in the death of Kenneth Lee, are charged with second-degree murder and have chosen a trial by judge alone. Police allege […]

Party leaders in Ontario are back at it this morning as a trade war looms over the provincial election campaign. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford will make a campaign stop in Etobicoke, going over what a news release calls how to “protect Ontario” in between appearances on various American news broadcasters. Ford made just one […]

TORONTO — Tim Hortons is returning its famed Roll up to Win contest back to its roots. The café chain said Monday it will reintroduce hot beverage cups with rims that can be rolled up to reveal a prize when the promotion gets underway on Feb. 24. “Last year after Roll Up, we did hear […]

TORONTO — Seven Toronto daycares that told parents they would be opting out of the national $10-a-day program as of Jan. 1, raising some fees to more than $2,500 a month, have now decided to stay in the subsidized system. A letter to parents at Sunnyside Day Care says that as a result of staying […]

Producer Dave Hamelin shares in album of the year Grammy win for Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter.” Hamelin is best known as a member of Montreal band the Stills. More coming. The Canadian Press

WINDSOR, Ont. — A-J Spellacy’s short-handed goal at 8:41 of the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the Windsor Spitfires to a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory against the visiting London Knights on Sunday at the WFCU Centre. Ilya Protas scored twice for the West Division-leading Spitfires (34-11-2-1), who trailed 3-0 early in […]

TORONTO — Five years of meticulous work on the music for the film “Maestro” has led Montreal conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin to his fifth Grammy win. And it’s an honour with a unique twist: he shares it with Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper. The two unlikely creative partners spent an exhaustive period shaping the music of Cooper’s […]

Canadian sports fans continued to voice their displeasure with the United States on Sunday, booing the American national anthem before an NHL game in Vancouver and an NBA tilt in Toronto. The jeers began at Rogers Arena in Vancouver as Agasha Mutesasira launched into the opening notes of the song before the Canucks faced the […]

Montreal conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin has won a Grammy alongside actor Bradley Cooper and the London Symphony Orchestra for best compilation soundtrack for visual media for “Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein.” It’s Nézet-Séguin’s fifth career Grammy. More coming. The Canadian Press