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TORONTO — Losses in industrial and base metal stocks dragged Canada’s main stock index lower Wednesday, while markets in the U.S. slid, led by large technology companies. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 174.18 points at 22,639.57. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 504.22 points at 39,853.87. The S&P 500 index […]

TORONTO — Sections of Toronto roadways, previously inundated by a major storm last week, have once again flooded after heavy rain drenched the city and much of southern Ontario today. Toronto police say water has flooded parts of both the Don Valley Parkway and Lakeshore Boulevard, which were both closed for hours after last Tuesday’s […]

TORONTO — Ontario will provide up to $73 million to help speed up repairs on a busy Toronto highway, so long as work on the Gardiner Expressway can be done around the clock. Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said the move would mean construction work on the highway could be complete by at least April 2026, […]

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the crash’s cause still a mystery, authorities said. The probe into the Nov. 22, 2023, crash that killed Kurt and Monica Villani, […]

TORONTO — Ontario is looking to expand the responsibilities of pharmacists to allow them to treat more illnesses. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the province is consulting with the industry on treating 14 more common ailments such as a sore throat, shingles and some sleep disorders. Jones says the government is also looking at allowing […]

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada appeared to be increasingly concerned about the risk of high interest rates slowing the economy and inflation by more than necessary as it delivered a second consecutive rate cut Wednesday. The central bank’s decision to lower its policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point was widely expected […]

TORONTO — Somali-Canadian rapper K’naan Warsame’s directorial debut “Mother Mother” is among the films set to have world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival’s discovery program. The film follows a widow and her son in rural Somalia whose lives are upended by a murder. It joins 23 other titles representing more than 25 countries, […]

OTTAWA — The ethics commissioner says the former chair of a foundation responsible for doling out federal funds for sustainable technology projects failed to recuse herself from decisions that benefited organizations to which she had ties. Sustainable Development and Technology Canada was abolished last month in response to an auditor general report that cited lapses […]

TORONTO — Prosecutors are asking a Toronto court to sentence former fashion mogul Peter Nygard to 15 years behind bars. Nygard, 83, was found guilty on four counts of sexual assault last November, but was acquitted of a fifth count, as well as a charge of forcible confinement. The charges relate to allegations dating from […]

TORONTO — Prosecutors are asking a Toronto court to sentence former fashion mogul Peter Nygard to 15 years behind bars. Nygard, 83, was found guilty on four counts of sexual assault last November, but was acquitted of a fifth count, as well as a charge of forcible confinement. The charges relate to allegations dating from […]