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WINNIPEG — A new disciplinary process and online registry for Manitoba teachers is now in effect. The public registry allows anyone to search by name and see whether a teacher has had their certificate suspended or cancelled. The registry was first promised by the former Progressive Conservative government, and is similar to registries in Ontario […]

The provincial agency that provides legal help for low-income Ontarians is planning to expand eligibility for its services, a move that some lawyers applaud but add it’s only a “first step” toward fixing Ontario’s legal aid system. Last month, Legal Aid Ontario announced it is planning a three-year increase to financial eligibility thresholds for family […]

Ontario Provincial Police say investigative genetic genealogy has helped them identify a man whose body was found near Windsor, Ont., more than 21 years ago. They say the body was recovered from Detroit River’s Livingstone Channel just west of Amherstburg, Ont., in May 2003, and finally identified as 48-year-old Detroit resident James Raymond Stewart. Police […]

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau announced Monday he will step down as prime minister and Liberal leader once the party chooses his successor. Here are some quotes: “Canadians deserve a real choice in the next election and it has become obvious to me, with the internal battles, that I cannot be the one to carry the […]

The B.C. Lions shored up their offensive line Monday, acquiring veteran American tackle Dejon Allen from the Toronto Argonauts. The six-foot-two, 300-pound Allen was the CFL’s outstanding lineman in 2023. Toronto received Canadian Canadian linebacker Ryder Varga and a 2026 second-round pick in the deal. Allen, 30, spent the last four seasons with Toronto, helping […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he plans to step down as Liberal leader and prime minister once the party has chosen his replacement. He’s asked the Liberal party president to immediately begin the process of selecting a new leader and he has prorogued Parliament until March 24. Here’s Trudeau’s full statement, […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up slightly in late-morning trading, largely unaffected after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially announced he plans to step aside, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 57.75 points at 25,131.29. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 310.19 points at […]

TORONTO — Scotiabank says it has signed a deal to sell its banking operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama to Davivienda in exchange for a 20 per cent stake in the Colombian financial institution. The Canadian bank says the deal supports its operational efficiency efforts in its non-core markets. It says the transaction also […]

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. says if its inability to ship gold from its Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali is not resolved within the coming week it will have to temporarily suspend operations at the mine. The company is embroiled in a dispute with the government in Mali which is trying to pressure companies in its […]

OTTAWA — The United States is golden again. Teddy Stiga scored at 8:04 of overtime as the Americans battled back from a 3-1 deficit late in the second period to defeat Finland 4-3 and win the country’s second straight world junior hockey championship Sunday. Cole Hutson, with a goal and an assist, James Hagens and […]