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TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up more than 100 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the technology and base meta sectors, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 106.70 points at 24,179.21. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 280.87 points at […]

TORONTO — Ontario is launching a review of the province’s 37 non-Indigenous children’s aid societies, looking at the quality of protection they provide and their financial management. Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services officials say they are beginning a process today to look for an outside contractor to conduct the review, which comes one […]

The Utah Hockey Club threw many Proline bettors a curve Tuesday night. The franchise scored twice in the first and third periods to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 in its inaugural game and season opener for both teams. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., 55 per cent of bettors backed the Blackhawks in […]

TORONTO — The research that won Geoffrey Hinton a Nobel Prize for physics was the product of plenty of work carried out before artificial intelligence was the buzzword it is today. The British-Canadian computer scientist and other AI pioneers say his now-celebrated discoveries dating back to the 1980s attracted doubters and a fraction of the […]

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Linus Ullmark to a four-year contract extension. The NHL team says the deal is worth US$33 million with an average annual value of $8.25 million. Ottawa acquired the 31-year-old Ullmark last June in a trade with the Boston Bruins. Ullmark has a 138-73-23 record over nine NHL […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a collision between a stolen vehicle and two public-transit buses has left one person in life-threatening condition. Police say a stolen Honda was travelling at a high speed when it crashed into a Toronto Transit Commission bus just before 4:50 a.m. at Bathurst Street and Eglinton Avenue West. Insp. Brian […]

CALGARY — Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri’s book “Dreamer: My Life On The Edge” delves into coach Mike Babcock’s handling of players. Kadri’s book scheduled for release Oct. 15 recounts Babcock telling Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner during his 2016-17 rookie season to make of list of teammates ranking their work ethic from […]

CALGARY — Pulling out a chunk of his idol Joe Thornton’s beard in a fight, riding the roller-coaster of being a Toronto Maple Leaf and becoming the first Muslim player to win a Stanley Cup are chronicled in Nazem Kadri’s book “Dreamer: My Life On The Edge”. The 34-year-old NHL player from London, Ont., has […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Laos this week to meet with southeast Asian leaders — the Liberal government’s latest effort to strengthen Canada’s ties in a region with strong Chinese influence. The visit on Thursday and Friday marks the third consecutive time Trudeau has attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, […]

OTTAWA — Nathalie Drouin, the prime minister’s national security and intelligence adviser, is scheduled to appear today at a federal inquiry into foreign interference. The commission of inquiry will also hear from Privy Council clerk John Hannaford, the country’s top public servant. They will testify alongside senior Privy Council official Daniel Rogers, former Privy Council […]