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TORONTO — Former CIBC chairman and chief executive John Hunkin has died. During his time in the top job, CIBC acquired Merrill Lynch’s Canadian brokerage business, strengthening bank’s position in wealth management. Hunkin led the bank from 1999 to 2005, when he retired after 36 years with the company. Hunkin was awarded the Order of […]

A ceremony is set to take place today in the Toronto area to commemorate the anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Five years ago, the plane was shot down by two Iranian missiles shortly after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board. Among the dead were 55 Canadian […]

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he will not run for the Liberal party leadership. He says he will keep his full attention on his job as cabinet minister and dealing with the threat of tariffs from the United States. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — An absurdist dramedy about an alternate-universe Winnipeg and a dystopian thriller about a famine-ravaged world are among the Toronto International Film Festival’s picks for best Canadian films of 2024. TIFF’s annual Canada’s Top Ten list includes Matthew Rankin’s “Universal Language,” the Winnipeg director’s cross-cultural odyssey that imagines a Canada where the two official […]

TORONTO — In his early days as prime minister, Justin Trudeau was “cool.” In the year that followed his majority sweep into power, he appeared in the pages of Vogue, on the cover of a Marvel comic book and on “The Daily Show,” chatting with an up-and-coming Hasan Minhaj. But the same strategy experts and […]

OTTAWA — Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa today for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step down. The national caucus meeting, set to take place both in person and online, was originally set to last six hours to give MPs time to discuss Trudeau’s previous refusal to resign. Now, […]

TORONTO — Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s threats to use “economic force” against Canada and its industries are sparking worry and disbelief. Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, Trump said he could use economic levers to push Canada toward becoming part of the United States, while also once again raising issues with the trade deficit […]

TORONTO — The bargaining agent for Ontario’s 24 public colleges and the union representing faculty have agreed to enter into binding arbitration, avoiding a strike. The College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Services Employees Union met this week in Toronto for mediation following months of bargaining. The union, which represents more than 15,000 faculty […]

OTTAWA — U.S. President Joe Biden praised Justin Trudeau as a friend and ally Tuesday, making him one of just a handful of world leaders weighing in on the prime minister’s plan to resign his post later this year. The muted response from world leaders comes despite Trudeau’s efforts to emphasize international connections over his […]

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clapped back Tuesday at Donald Trump’s escalating claims that Canada would be better off if it became the 51st state. “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States,” Trudeau said in a statement posted to social media. “Workers and communities in […]