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TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index ticked lower Thursday after giving back gains from earlier in the day, while U.S. markets also moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 8.97 points at 26,060.24. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 11.31 points at 41,953.32. The S&P 500 index was down 12.40 […]

TORONTO — Elton John will receive the 15th Glenn Gould Prize, a $100,000 award for an artist whose work has “enriched the human condition.” The biennial award administered by the Glenn Gould Foundation goes to an artist whose work demonstrates excellence and has been influential “either on their discipline or the broader culture.” The jury, […]

TORONTO — Canadian pop duo Tegan and Sara, Arkells frontman Max Kerman and pop-punk singer Fefe Dobson are set to speak at Toronto’s Departure Festival and Conference. The musicians join previously announced speakers and guests including Bryan Adams, Dallas Green, Matty Matheson, Tia Wood, Shaggy, Jully Black and Mustafa. The six-day conference will also feature […]

TORONTO — Ma-Nee Chacaby’s memoir “A Two-Spirit Journey,” which she wrote with Mary Louisa Plummer, has won this year’s edition of Canada Reads. Podcaster and wellness influencer Shayla Stonechild championed the book during CBC’s four-day faceoff during which public figures duke it out to decide which book all Canadians should read. Stonechild argued the memoir […]

TORONTO — The Juno Awards are dropping into Hamilton next year. Organizers at the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences say they’ve selected the Ontario city as host for its 2026 awards show and associated music events. The main Junos ceremony will take place inside Hamilton Arena, formerly FirstOntario Centre, which is finishing off […]

TORONTO — Three major organizations representing Ontario’s colleges, universities and business community are urging the province to boost investment in the post-secondary sector, saying the economic threat from the United States underscores the need. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Council of Ontario Universities and Colleges Ontario released an open letter today to Colleges and […]

Toronto police say their homicide unit is investigating after a man was found dead on the University of Toronto campus. Police say in a social media post that the discovery was made this morning in the Queen’s Park Crescent and College Street area. The busy area is home to various University of Toronto buildings. Police […]

OTTAWA — A major federal union says it’s worried about a plan to eliminate more than 300 positions at Canada’s Translation Bureau. In a news release, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees says it’s condemning a five-year business plan that would shrink the bureau’s workforce by almost 25 per cent. The Translation Bureau is a […]

OTTAWA — The head of the Bank of Canada is signalling a shift in how the central bank sets its key interest rate as trade uncertainty with the United States makes long-term forecasting much more difficult. Tiff Macklem says that means monetary policymakers may be “acting quickly” when it comes to setting interest rates, rather […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay’s proposed liquidation is still on hold as the company works to address its differences with landlords and other stakeholders after filing for creditor protection earlier this month. The department store chain that holds the title of Canada’s oldest company asked an Ontario court Monday for permission to close all 80 of […]