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TORONTO — A new report says that while fewer young Canadians own a home compared with three years ago, a majority of millennials and Gen Z adults still plan to purchase one in the next five years. Scotiabank’s 2024 housing poll says the number of Canadians between 18 and 34 who own a home has […]

A new Heritage Minute will mark Remembrance Day by honouring Mary Riter Hamilton, a Canadian painter who recaptured powerful imagery from the aftermath of the First World War. Heritage Minutes, produced by the non-profit Historica Canada, are 60-second shorts that tell the stories of pivotal people and events in Canadian history. The latest one debuts […]

OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois is poised to begin talks with other parties to bring down the minority Liberal government, which has not met its deadline to pass two key bills. Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet set the deadline last month, putting the Liberals on notice that to avoid an election “before Christmas” they must adopt […]

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets knew all good things must come to an end. Or at least paused temporarily. John Tavares had a hat trick and Max Pacioretty chipped in three assists in a 6-4 Toronto Maple Leafs’ victory Monday that ended the Jets’ reign as the only unbeaten NHL team. Winnipeg had opened the […]

TORONTO — Jakob Poeltl made a defensive rebound with 9.1 seconds left in overtime and made an outlet pass to a streaking RJ Barrett. The Toronto Raptors swingman sprinted down court, pulled up at the three-point line, and shot. Rim. Out. Offensive rebounds by Ochai Agbaji and Poeltl came up short and the Denver Nuggets […]

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says it’s getting more difficult to tell videos, voices and images generated with the technology from material that’s real — but he has an idea to aid in the battle. The increased struggle has contributed to a shift in how the British-Canadian computer scientist and recent Nobel Prize […]

TORONTO — Canadian Jamal Murray scored five points in the final 5:01 of play as the Denver Nuggets stormed back against the Toronto Raptors for a 127-125 overtime win on Monday. Murray, from nearby Kitchener, Ont., finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 40 points, pulling down […]

TORONTO (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored seven of his 40 points in overtime, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 127-125 on Monday night. Canadian star Jamal Murray sent the game to overtime by making a reverse layup for the Nuggets with less than a second remaining in regulation. […]

WINNIPEG — John Tavares had a hat trick and Max Pacioretty chipped in three assists in a 6-4 Toronto Maple Leafs’ victory Monday that ended the Winnipeg Jets’ reign as the only unbeaten NHL team. Winnipeg had opened the season with a franchise-record eight consecutive victories (8-1-0). The Maple Leafs (5-4-1) snapped a three-game winless […]

A second Ontario municipality has formally decided it is willing to become the site of a deep geological repository for Canada’s nuclear waste. The Municipality of South Bruce, located south of Owen Sound, held a referendum putting the question to its residents and the results released today show they voted 51 per cent in favour […]