News

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada is booking blocks of seats on some commercial flights leaving Lebanon to help Canadians who are trying to flee as Israeli strikes escalated today. Israel launched its most powerful strikes on Beirut since the latest escalation began, destroying six buildings in a suburb as the Israeli Defense Force struck the […]

TORONTO — NBA Hall of Famer Vince Carter has had a complicated history with the Toronto Raptors, starting as the superstar who put the team on the map before becoming public enemy No. 1 and then finally mending fences with the team post-retirement. Here is a timeline look at Carter’s key moments, both with and […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have confirmed that Vince Carter’s No. 15 will be the first number to be retired by the NBA franchise. The Raptors said in a release Friday that Carter’s jersey will be lifted to the rafters at Scotiabank Arena at halftime of the team’s Nov. 2 game against the Sacramento Kings. […]

BANFF, Alta. — A public hearing slated for next week is the next milestone for what could be Canada’s first grid-scale small modular nuclear reactor (SMR). The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is set to hold the first of a two-part public hearing on Ontario Power Generation’s proposed plan to build a 300-megawatt SMR at its […]

TORONTO — More than 12,000 vehicles in Canada are included in two separate recalls by Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda. Toyota is recalling 5,585 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrids due to a braking issue that could increase the risk of crashing. The issue affects 2023 and 2024 models. The automaker says some vehicles could experience a […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s spy service told a federal inquiry today a former parliamentarian is suspected of having worked to influence parliamentary business on behalf of an unnamed foreign government. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service also says an unspecified foreign government engaged in meddling to reduce the likelihood of a specific Liberal candidate from being elected. […]

OTTAWA — Two Liberal ministers are inviting the NDP Leader to a briefing on carbon pricing so he can “better understand” how it helps fight climate change while putting more money back in families’ pockets. In a letter sent to Jagmeet Singh today, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson say it’s very […]

TORONTO — Strength in energy stocks helped Canada’s main stock index climb higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 16.72 points at 24,050.55. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 424.66 points at 42,599.77. The S&P 500 index was up 7.89 points at […]

OTTAWA — The federal government’s deficit has grown to $7.3 billion so far this fiscal year. The Finance Department’s latest fiscal monitor says the deficit between April and July compares with a $1.2 billion deficit over the same period last year. Revenues during the four-month period increased by $14.9 billion, or 10.2 per cent, from […]

HAILEYBURY, Ont. — Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial resumed this morning with a brief, emotional exchange during the continued cross-examination of his accuser. The complainant alleges Hoggard raped, choked, slapped and urinated on her in his hotel room after she attended his band’s concert and an after-party in Kirkland Lake, Ont., eight years ago. Hoggard, […]