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TORONTO — Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley says he’s prepared to battle in Ontario court with his former manager over their sexual relationship, which he alleges took advantage of him as a rising young musician. The allegations against Greig Nori surfaced last fall in Whibley’s memoir where he wrote that his one-time manager pressured […]

TORONTO — Overdoses will increase and first responders will see more emergency calls after new provincial laws shutter five supervised drug consumption sites in Toronto this spring, the city’s acting medical officer of health said in a report tabled Monday. Dr. Na-Koshie Lamptey recommended that the city’s board of health urge the province to expand […]

OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is seeking to distance herself from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as she competes for his job. In an interview today with CP24 Freeland says she found herself disagreeing with Trudeau more often in recent months and ultimately decided the government was on the wrong path. Freeland quit cabinet […]

OTTAWA — Two federal public service unions say the Immigration Department is set to cut 3,300 jobs. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union say in a joint statement that the department has not said who will be affected by the cuts. The unions say more information is expected […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he needs a new mandate in order to deal with four years of a Donald Trump presidency in the United States. Ontario’s next provincial election is scheduled for June 2026, but over the past several months, Ford has left the door open to calling a vote before then. […]

TORONTO — After missing out on many of their top free-agent targets in recent weeks, the Toronto Blue Jays have finally made a splash by landing slugger Anthony Santander. The two sides have agreed to terms on a contract and a physical has been completed, a team source confirmed Monday. The Blue Jays have yet […]

Provincial police say two students and a school bus driver were seriously injured in a collision in Sudbury, Ont., Monday morning. Police say emergency crews responded to a collision involving a school bus and a commercial vehicle in the northbound lane of Highway 69 just before 8:30 a.m. They say 12 students were on the […]

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s team is indicating he won’t hit Canada with damaging tariffs on his inauguration day. Shortly before Trump was sworn into office Monday, an incoming White House official who insisted on anonymity pointed reporters to a Wall Street Journal report that said Trump plans to sign an executive order launching […]

The federal privacy watchdog says he’s “concerned” about a data breach involving a student information system used across Canada, and his office is seeking more information from the U.S.-based company behind the targeted software. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says his office is in touch with PowerSchool, which provides the affected platforms to schools across North […]

TORONTO — Shoe and clothing retailer Johnston & Murphy has closed its Canadian stores. The U.S. company announced the closure in an online note to customers, who were also told the brand is no longer accepting e-commerce orders for shipment to Canada. Spokesperson Marisa Drew says in an email that the company had five stores […]