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OTTAWA — Shopify Inc. reported US$828 million in net income for its third quarter, up from US$718 million in the same quarter last year, as its revenue rose 26 per cent. The e-commerce technology company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says revenue for the quarter totalled US$2.16 billion for the quarter ended Sept. […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has given 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. The notice is for both the union’s urban and rural bargaining units. In a release early Tuesday morning, the union says workers will be in a legal strike position as of Friday if negotiated settlements have not been reached. […]

TORONTO — As Toronto readies for Taylor Swift’s arrival this week, some crowd management and planning experts say additional safety precautions should be taken when tens of thousands of fans fill the city’s downtown core on show nights. That means being prepared for a sudden shift in crowd dynamics and severe traffic gridlock, despite planned […]

TORONTO — For Anne Michaels, a book can’t just say things — it has to listen. The author of “Held,” shortlisted for both the Giller and Booker prizes, said reciprocity is key to her writing process. She tries to anticipate her readers’ needs as she crafts her novels, ensuring they’ll stay with her as she […]

TORONTO — During the pandemic, Michael Ross Albert grappled with a familiar kind of stress for many Torontonians: the uphill battle of trying to buy a home in the city. “I remember walking out of the bank with the money order and thinking that I was holding in my hands probably more money than I […]

TORONTO — Shea Weber is member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The former defenceman headlined the 2024 class inducted Monday, joining Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick, Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell in the player category. David Poile and Colin Campbell entered as builders. Weber, whose career ended prematurely because of a long list of injuries, […]

TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust says it earned $96.9 million in its third quarter, up from a loss of $73.5 million a year earlier. The company says its revenue totalled $286.3 million, up from $271.4 million during the same quarter last year. President and CEO Jonathan Gitlin says the company is capitalizing on […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved higher Monday, as strength in technology and financial stocks helped outweigh weakness in other parts of the market, while U.S. markets also rose. The Dow Jones outperformed the major U.S. indexes Monday, rising 0.7 per cent, while some large tech companies weighed other parts of the market down. […]

FERGUS, Ont. — Severe weather researchers say a tornado carved out a “long, narrow path of damage” in a community near Guelph, Ont., on Sunday. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says it sent a team to investigate in Fergus, Ont., and confirmed a tornado touched down there. The organization says it has assigned […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed forward Max Pacioretty on the injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the team announced Monday. The 35-year-old left-winger has been listed as week-to-week by the Leafs. Pacioretty has six points (two goals, four assists) in 13 games for Toronto. He signed a one-year deal in October after […]