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CALGARY — Bobby Smyrniotis, shut out in five previous nominations, finally has a Coach of the Year Award to go with his four Canadian Premier League titles. The 45-year-old Forge FC head coach and technical director beat out Cavalry FC’s Tommy Wheeldon Jr., who won the award in 2019 and ’23, and York United FC’s […]

ORILLIA, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a police shooting left one dead in Orillia. Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a fight at a residence just before 2 p.m. Thursday, with an individual involved in the altercation located on a different street. Police went to the area and when interacting […]

OTTAWA — Donald Trump’s mandate to get tough on trade is expected to be stronger in his second term as U.S. president, posing different challenges for Canada than his first four years in the White House. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland projected calm on Wednesday after the election, reassuring Canadians that the government is well-equipped to […]

TORONTO — The Manhattan District Attorney has indicted a former TD Bank Group employee for allegedly distributing customer data on the Telegram messaging app while working in the bank’s anti-money laundering department. District Attorney Alvin Bragg says in a statement that Daria Sewell allegedly abused her access to steal from the bank’s own customers. The […]

OTTAWA — Donald Trump’s mandate to get tough on trade is expected to be stronger in his second term as U.S. president, posing different challenges for Canada than his first four years in the White House. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland projected calm on Wednesday after the election, reassuring Canadians that the government is well-equipped to […]

TORONTO — Shola Jimoh was headed out to buy some food when he got a text from a number he didn’t recognize. “I opened it and I saw (it from) Jesse Marsch. I was shocked,” said the 16-year-old York United FC winger. The Canada coach was inviting the diminutive teen to this week’s training camp […]

OTTAWA — A social media influencer who declined to answer MPs’ questions about an alleged Russian plot to sow division among the public is a step closer to being sanctioned by Parliament. New Democrat MP Alistair MacGregor has asked House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to consider whether Lauren Chen’s refusal to answer questions at […]

Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It’s not just a single tear either — more like full body sobs. She didn’t set out to make a tearjerker with “My Old Ass,” now streaming on Prime Video. She just wanted to tell a story about a young […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained more than 200 points Thursday, led higher by technology and base metals, while U.S. stock markets were mixed as the Nasdaq gained 1.5 per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 208.48 points at 24,845.93. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.59 points at […]

OTTAWA — Donald Trump’s mandate to get tough on trade is expected to be stronger in his second term as U.S. president, posing different challenges for Canada than his first four years in the White House. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland projected calm on Wednesday after the election, reassuring Canadians that the government is well-equipped to […]