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Defence lawyers for Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard attacked the credibility of his accuser Thursday as they made their final pitch to jurors in the singer’s sexual assault trial, suggesting the woman lied about the encounter to cover up her infidelity and changed details of her account over time. Prosecutors, meanwhile, argued the woman remained “unshaken” […]

TORONTO — A man accused of shooting a Toronto police officer in the city’s busy midtown neighbourhood was charged with attempted murder Thursday, as the force and the province’s police watchdog conducted parallel investigations. Court documents indicate a man with the same name as the suspect was out on bail at the time of Wednesday’s […]

OTTAWA — The RCMP is working to address the concerns of diaspora community members who say police often neglect to follow up with them about complaints of foreign interference, senior Mounties told a public inquiry Thursday. Mark Flynn, the RCMP’s deputy commissioner for federal policing, said the national force plans to have internal discussions with […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index dipped lower on Thursday as losses outweighed strength in energy stocks, while U.S. markets also moved lower. Markets broadly moved down even as oil prices jumped more than five per cent, with tensions continuing to ramp up in the Middle East. “Everybody’s in wait-and-see mode to see what happens […]

TORONTO — Canada’s industry minister has thrown his support behind a call from one of Shopify Inc.’s leaders for the country to get more ambitious. François-Philippe Champagne says the Canadian DNA has to change so that innovators in the country talk more about what they are doing. If people in the were more vocal about […]

TORONTO — Police say a 13-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder in a Toronto stabbing that took place earlier this week. They say officers found a 54-year-old man who was stabbed in a parking lot in the northwestern part of the city just after 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday. Officers were called to the area […]

TORONTO — The CFL suspended defensive back Deontai Williams of the Saskatchewan Roughriders for one game Thursday following a dangerous tackle on Ottawa Redblacks receiver Kalil Pimpleton. Saskatchewan visits the Edmonton Elks on Saturday night. The CFL suspended Williams for “delivering an illegal and dangerous tackle,” on Pimpleton, and “committing a non-football act by striking […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index dipped lower on Thursday as broad losses outweighed strength in energy stocks amid another jump in oil, while U.S. markets also moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 33.05 points at 23,968.50. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 184.93 points at 42,011.59. The S&P […]

Court documents show billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is facing more sexual assault charges involving three additional complainants whose allegations date back to the 1980s and 1990s. The latest charges bring the total number of accusers in his case to 13. The 92-year-old Stronach was first charged in early June with five sex-related offences involving three […]

HAMILTON — Add fashion icon to veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell’s long list of CFL accomplishments. Five weeks ago, the two-time league MVP wore overalls to a gathering with teammates as a lark, thinking they’d get a kick out of it. Mitchell’s fashion statement was such a big hit that he accepted a bet to […]