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TORONTO — Workers with Ontario’s main liquor retailer will hold a rally in downtown Toronto today on the second day of their historic strike. Thousands of workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario began their first-ever strike on Friday morning, following months of unsuccessful contract negotiations between their union and management. The Ontario Public […]

VANCOUVER — When the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver started in late April, the scene resembled a festival. Music played as protesters picnicked and sat in circles discussing Palestinian history, surrounded by about 75 tents that packed the turf field. On Friday, the camp was nearly silent. The number of […]

TORONTO — Losses in the energy sector led Canada’s main stock index lower on Friday, while U.S. stock markets rose to new records. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 184.99 points at 22,059.03. In New York, where markets were closed on Thursday for the July 4 holiday, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 67.87 […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s banking regulator says it has delayed by a year a rule change established by international banking standards. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions says the delay in implementing an increase in the minimum capital requirements will give it time to consider how fast other countries are making the changes. There […]

WOODSTOCK, ONT. — Police in Woodstock, Ont., say a man is dead after he shot his partner outside a home then suffered an apparent gunshot wound. Police say the woman is recovering in hospital after Thursday’s daylight shooting in a suburban part of the small city about 60 kilometres west of Hamilton. Woodstock police did […]

HAMILTON — Special teams have been a concern early this season for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats but kicker Marc Liegghio hasn’t been one. On Wednesday, Hamilton (0-4) hired Dennis McKnight as its new special-teams coach. The move came after the club and former co-ordinator Paul Boudreau parted ways shortly after its 24-22 road loss to the […]

OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are vowing a future Pierre Poilievre-led government would remove the man the Liberals just appointed to lead the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Birju Dattani is to take over as the chief commissioner next month for a five-year term but Melissa Lantsman, one the party’s deputy leaders, says in a statement […]

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says he is “looking forward to making a real difference” as the government’s new special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism. The Prime Minister’s Office announced his appointment to the role today, saying Housefather will advise the prime minister and cabinet and work with the Jewish community. Housefather, […]

LONDON, Ont. — Bianca Andreescu, of Mississauga, Ont., is out of the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon after dropping her third-round match to French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini of Italy in straight sets 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Friday. The seventh-seeded Paolini, who also ousted the Canadian in the third round at Roland-Garros last month, won […]

TORONTO — Retail consultants say Hudson’s Bay Co. should apply lessons it learns from a newly-announced deal uniting several department store giants to its Bay business. The deal announced Thursday will see Hudson’s Bay Co. buy Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman before combining them into a new business with Saks Fifth Avenue and Saks Off […]