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TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index posted another day of steady gains Friday as strength in base metals outweighed weakness in energy and industrial stocks, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index gained 132.06 points at 24,822.54. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 36.86 points at 43,275.91. The S&P […]

TORONTO — Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a weekend shooting that targeted a Jewish school in the city’s north end, Toronto police said Friday, as investigators look to establish the motive for the attack. Deputy Chief Robert Johnson said a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were arrested on Thursday in the […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s top court has struck down a driving prohibition handed to a Saskatchewan man convicted in a fatal highway crash. Braydon Wolfe was driving on the wrong side of a divided highway near Langham, Sask., when he crashed head-on into another vehicle, killing two people and seriously injuring another in 2017. The trial […]

OTTAWA — National Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada is sending $64.8 million in military aid to Ukraine. Blair made the announcement at a NATO defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels where Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia was a key topic. More than $50 million will go towards arms, ammunition and military drones as well as […]

OTTAWA — The head of the RCMP and Canada’s ministers of foreign affairs and public safety will be summoned to testify at a House of Commons committee about the bombshell allegations made this week about Indian state-sponsored interference in Canada. The national security committee agreed to call RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme along with Mélanie Joly […]

TORONTO — Strength in the base metal and technology sectors helped Canada’s main stock index gain nearly 100 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 87.36 points at 24,777.84. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 85.55 points at 43,153.50. The S&P 500 […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s education minister has asked officials to conduct a governance review of a Brantford-area Catholic school board after trustees spent $45,000 on a trip to Italy to buy $100,000 worth of art. Trustees of the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board promised to pay back the trip expenses, not long after they […]

TORONTO — Credit card fees for small and medium-sized businesses are starting to dip lower as a deal reached between the federal government and the two major card companies is set to take effect. Mastercard and Visa are reducing interchange fees by up to 27 per cent in a move that Ottawa says will save […]

TORONTO — Advocates for breast cancer survivors and people who have had ostomy surgeries, such as colostomies, are calling for changes to the way an Ontario program covers certain medical devices, saying it leaves them paying a lot of money out of pocket. The Assistive Devices Program partly funds the cost of equipment, such as […]

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Jack Brauti scored the game-winning goal 37 seconds into overtime to lead the Niagara Icedogs to a 5-4 win over the Ottawa 67’s on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action. Kevin He, with two goals, Ivan Galiyanov and Max Crete provided the rest of the offence for Niagara (6-1-0). Charlie Robertson […]