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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 […]

TORONTO — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will enter the National Bank Open women’s main draw as a wild card. The 26-year-old former world No. 1 returned to tennis in January after taking a break for the birth of her first child. “I’m thrilled to be playing at the National Bank Open this year,” […]

TORONTO — The chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc. says it will likely take the better part of a year before Canada’s telecommunications sector sees a calming of the competitive intensity prompting many wireless customers to change carriers. Speaking Wednesday on the company’s second-quarter earnings call, Rogers president and CEO Tony Staffieri acknowledged his company’s […]

TORONTO — Losses in the industrial sector led Canada’s main stock index lower in late-morning trading on Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets also decreased. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 25.91 points at 22,787.84. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 385.71 points at 39,972.38. The S&P 500 index was down 91.73 […]

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada delivered a widely expected interest rate cut today, marking the second consecutive time it has lowered its policy rate. The central bank’s quarter-percentage-point cut brings its policy rate down to 4.5 per cent. The Bank of Canada says the decision was motivated by continued progress on getting inflation down […]