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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will implement 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Saturday as promised, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday — while insisting the move won’t trigger a trade war with America’s closest neighbours. “I was just with the president in the Oval Office and I can confirm that […]

TORONTO — RBC has quit the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance, leaving none of Canada’s Big Six banks represented in the group. Canada’s largest bank confirmed the move Friday, saying it has the tools and capabilities to implement its climate strategy and measure its performance. RBC’s decision to leave comes only days after it was ranked […]

Officials say one person is dead and two people were sent to hospital after a tent caught on fire at a Thunder Bay homeless encampment earlier this week. A spokesperson with Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal says investigators are working to determine the cause and circumstances of Wednesday’s fire. They did not provide any […]

TORONTO — Chris Bassitt says as good as Max Scherzer is on the mound, the intangibles the pitcher will bring to the Toronto Blue Jays are just as impressive. Bassitt told “The JD Bunkis Podcast” on Sportsnet that Scherzer is “one of the best pitchers of all time,” and the three-time Cy Young Award winner […]

TORONTO — U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods as early as Saturday. Here’s a look at some of the key questions as the clock ticks down. What is a tariff? Tariffs are a tax on imported goods. Like other taxes, they’re generally used by […]

TORONTO — A new study says Canadian preschoolers are getting nearly half their calories from ultra-processed foods and it’s putting them at risk of obesity. The study from the University of Toronto’s Temerty faculty of medicine found that three-year-olds are getting 45 per cent of their daily energy from ultra-processed foods, which include sweetened breakfast […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy contracted in November, but preliminary estimates point to a rebound at the end of the year as the country faces an uncertain future with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to impose tariffs on Canadian goods as early as Saturday. Statistics Canada said Friday real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per […]

TORONTO — The Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level against its U.S. counterpart since the early days of the pandemic as U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods loomed and Statistics Canada reported the economy contracted in November. The Canadian dollar, which earlier dipped below 69 cents US, was going for 69.08 cents US in late-morning […]

OTTAWA — Minister of Finance Dominic LeBlanc says the government is delaying the effective date of planned capital gains tax changes to Jan. 1, 2026. The move offers a reprieve for Canadians and businesses who were seeking clarity as the tax deadline nears. More coming. The Canadian Press

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is pledging to install platform barriers at all Toronto subway stations, increase crisis intervention teams and hire more constables for transit services across the province. Crombie did not release the cost of the proposed plan she would enact should she become premier, but says it will come during the campaign. […]