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TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general has found that the European company developing a spa and waterpark at Ontario Place got special access to provincial executives during a submission process the auditor says was not fair or transparent. In the auditor general’s annual report today, she also says it will now cost more for the government […]

TORONTO — Scotiabank reported a fourth-quarter profit of $1.69 billion, up from $1.35 billion in the same period last year, as it set aside a smaller amount for bad loans compared with a year ago. The bank says the profit amounted to $1.22 per diluted share for the quarter ended Oct. 31, up from 99 […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general is set to release her annual report today, with sections on the redevelopment of Ontario Place and on the province’s opioid strategy likely to garner a lot of attention. This will be the first annual report from the province’s new auditor general, Shelley Spence, who was appointed around this time […]

TORONTO — Auston Matthews spent nearly a month on the sidelines. Cut down by an upper-body injury that kept him out of the lineup — and included a trip to Europe to see a specific medical professional — the Maple Leafs captain is two games into his return. Monday night provided a glimpse of the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his first goal since returning from injury as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Monday night. John Tavares, Fraser Minten and Matthew Knies, into the empty net, provided the rest of the offense for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves. Mitch Marner had two assists […]

TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored his first goal since returning from injury as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Monday. John Tavares, Fraser Minten and Matthew Knies, into the empty net, provided the rest of the offence for Toronto (15-7-2). Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves. Mitch Marner had two assists in […]

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver’s transit operator is rolling out expanded and extended services to cope with the impact of Taylor Swift fans during the superstar’s three-night run at BC Place, as parking and ride-hailing costs soar. Parking fees next to the stadium have rocketed to more than $150 on each of Friday, Saturday and Sunday […]

Avril Lavigne is extending her Greatest Hits tour with 19 dates across the United States and Canada. The pop-punk singer kicks things off May 18 in Moncton, N.B., and visits Halifax on May 20, London, Ont., on June 3 and Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 5. The tour wraps June 27 in Bethel, N.Y., after […]

TORONTO — A new report submitted to the Toronto Transit Commission says low-income individuals and marginalized groups would be disproportionately affected by a proposed seasonal ban on electric bikes and scooters. The TTC board was presented in October with a report recommending a ban on lithium-ion battery powered mobility devices from TTC vehicles and stations […]

WINDSOR, N.S., Ont. — A Nova Scotia support agency for homeless people is holding a memorial service on Dec. 11 for a man found dead last week at the site of an ice fishing tent where he lived in Windsor, N.S. Leslie Porter, director of the Windsor-West Hants Caremongers, says the man in his early […]