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OTTAWA — Any Indian diplomats involved in criminal activity in Canada must be subjected to “severe sanctions”, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh charged Tuesday, a day after the RCMP said it had credible evidence linking Indian agents to murder, extortion and coercion in Canada. On Monday Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, after […]

TORONTO — A tourism organization is estimating Taylor Swift’s six Toronto concert dates will inject hundreds of millions of dollars into the city’s economy. Destination Toronto says it expects $152 million in direct spending associated with the Eras Tour’s stint in the city next month, which it anticipates will grow into a $282 million economic […]

Rana Van Tuyl was about 12 weeks pregnant when she got devastating news at her ultrasound appointment in December 2020. Her fetus’s heartbeat had stopped. “We were both shattered,” says Van Tuyl, who lives in Nanaimo, B.C., with her partner. Her doctor said she could surgically or medically pass the pregnancy and she chose the […]

Police are offering a cash reward for information about a string of pumpkin-throwing incidents in London, Ont., over the long weekend. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday after a pumpkin struck a transportation truck’s windshield on eastbound Highway 401 near Old Victoria Road, causing serious damage. Police say about 40 […]

OTTAWA — The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada became more likely Tuesday after Statistics Canada reported the annual inflation rate fell to 1.6 per cent in September. Economist Tu Nguyen of accounting and consultancy firm RSM Canada said she had expected the inflation rate to remain close […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index nudged down in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also slipped. The S&P/TSX composite index dipped by 32.93 points to 24,438.24. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 84.99 points at 42,980.23. The S&P 500 index was down 20.99 points at 5,838.86, while the Nasdaq composite […]

OTTAWA — As Canada’s decision to expel New Delhi’s top envoy and five other diplomats makes front page news in India, International Trade Minister Mary Ng is trying to reassure Canadian businesses with ties to the country. On Monday, the RCMP warned the public about a rash of crimes including murder, extortion and coercion that […]

TORONTO — Ontario is investing $146 million into the life sciences sector as it tries to become a world leader in biomanufacturing and health sciences. Premier Doug Ford has announced the second phase of the province’s life sciences strategy, which will see the province put $46 million into an infrastructure fund to boost research capacity […]

TORONTO — The experimental Toronto-based opera company Against the Grain Theatre has recruited award-winning librettist Royce Vavrek as its new artistic director. The Alberta-born, Brooklyn-based Vavrek is taking the reins from founding artistic director Joel Ivany, who left the role last year. The company, founded in 2010, is known for staging operas in unexpected places, […]

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to make cities ask the province for permission if they want to install bike lanes that would remove lanes of vehicle traffic. Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says too many drivers are stuck in gridlock as a result of bike lanes that were installed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The requirement for […]