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OTTAWA — Canada’s telecommunications regulator says it is working to improve internet reliability and affordability for residents in Northern Canada. The CRTC says it is requiring Northwestel Inc., which provides phone, internet and television services in Canada’s north, to automatically reduce customers’ bills when internet services are disrupted for at least 24 hours. It says […]

TORONTO — Strength in technology and utility stocks pushed Canada’s main stock index higher on Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were down. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 56.90 points at 24,846.20. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 68.42 points at 43,153.13. The S&P 500 index was down 12.57 points at […]

OTTAWA — The federal government spent more on contracted IT services in four federal departments in 2022-23 than it would have if the work had been done by public servants, says a new report by the parliamentary budget officer. The PBO report says the federal government spent $18.6 billion on professional and special services in […]

York Regional Police say one of their officers is facing more than two dozen charges — including obstructing justice and breach of public trust — after an investigation by the force’s professional standards bureau. Police say Const. Guangnan (Garry) Sun was arrested on Wednesday and charged with 23 counts of unauthorized use of computer, two […]

OTTAWA — Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says he’s running to become the next Liberal leader. He unveiled the news at an official campaign launch at a community centre in Edmonton today. More coming. Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Aaron Reeve Mendes says he was just five years old when he started playing chess, a favourite game of his father’s. “I really liked how complex it was and how, like, it was not solved like many other board games,” he said. “No matter how much time you spend at the board, you […]

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says First Nations should be at the centre of any discussions on how the country should respond to threats of tariffs by incoming president Donald Trump on territorial sovereignty. Trump has threatened 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods on the first day […]

GUELPH, Ont. — Rachel Homan remained undefeated at the Grand Slam of Curling’s WFG Masters with a 6-2 win over Kerri Einarson on Thursday. Homan’s top-ranked team from Ottawa took control of the marquee matchup with two points in the fourth end to take a 4-1 lead. Einarson, from Gimli, Man., responded with a point […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed Canadian linebacker Cameron Judge to a contract extension through the 2026 season, the CFL club announced Thursday. The Argonauts acquired Judge in a trade with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday in exchange for defensive lineman Folarin Orimolade. Judge was the Stampeders’ nominee for outstanding defensive player last season […]

OTTAWA — Liberal MPs are starting to reveal which candidates they’re backing in the race to replace Justin Trudeau, just as the presumed front-runners get ready to declare they’re running. Health Minister Mark Holland, Liberal MPs Ben Carr, Ken McDonald and Stéphane Lauzon, and former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault say they’re supporting former finance minister […]