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OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is seeking to fill a new, additional external deputy governor position, after creating the role last year. The central bank introduced the role last year as a way of bringing outside perspectives and a diversity of views to its monetary policy decision-making. The position is currently held by economics […]

Defence lawyers for Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard suggested a woman accusing him of sexual assault concocted an “extravagant false story” about the nature of the encounter to gain sympathy and hide her infidelity. In her closing arguments Thursday, defence lawyer Megan Savard told jurors that Hoggard did not rape the complainant or touch her without […]

OTTAWA — Government business has been put on indefinite pause in the House of Commons and the Conservatives say it will stay that way until the Liberals hand over documents related to misspent government dollars. Last week, Speaker Greg Fergus ruled that the government “clearly did not fully comply” with an order from the House […]

An Ontario health official says a child has died of rabies after being exposed to a bat in the northern part of the province. Dr. Malcolm Lock, acting medical officer of health for the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, which covers an area south of Hamilton, confirmed the death during a board of health meeting. Lock described […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government has released the terms of its 95-year lease with European company Therme for the spa and waterpark it plans to build at Ontario Place, and it shows the province has promised 1,600 parking spaces for the private facility. The spa and waterpark has been the subject of vocal criticism, particularly […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog says an officer shot in Toronto’s busy midtown neighbourhood Wednesday was hit by gunfire after two men approached police conducting a robbery investigation in an underground parking garage. The Special Investigations Unit says one of the men shot an officer and fled, leaving the officer with non-life-threatening injuries. The SIU […]

An Ontario health official says a child in the province has died of rabies after being exposed to a bat. Dr. Malcolm Lock, the acting medical officer of health for the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, confirmed the death during a board of health meeting. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. says it has launched a targeted review of its historical records in response to sexual assault charges against founder Frank Stronach. Magna spokeswoman Tracy Fuerst says the review process is complicated because of the passage of time. Fuerst says that if relevant information is found, the company, which is not […]

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has requested bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and the prison sentence he received last month. The Ontario Court of Appeal says a motion to grant bail pending the appeal was heard Wednesday but the judge’s decision has yet to be released. The notice […]

OTTAWA — A senior Mountie says the RCMP is working to address concerns of diaspora community members who say police often neglect to follow up with them about complaints of foreign interference. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Mark Flynn told a federal inquiry today the national police force plans to have internal discussions with key units on […]