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BONFIELD, ONT. — Ontario Provincial Police say they found a large amount of lobster that had been dumped along a highway east of North Bay. Police say they received calls about lobster on the shoulder of Highway 17 in Bonfield on Tuesday. They say it was disposed of “for unknown reasons.” Officers are reminding the […]

TORONTO — Kendrick Lamar is jumping into another round of the Drake diss battle. The Compton, Calif., native marked U.S. Independence Day by unleashing his music video for “Not Like Us,” the latest chapter in his pointed takedown of the Toronto rapper. The video features Lamar throwing further metaphorical punches at Drake and leaning heavily […]

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has authorized a sale process which could see The Body Shop Canada land new owners. Justice Peter Osborne granted an application today from the beleaguered retailer, which wants to be able to engage with potential buyers who could keep the business afloat. The cosmetics retailer sought creditor protection earlier this […]

TORONTO — Losses in the energy sector led Canada’s main stock index lower in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 61.40 points at 22,182.62 In New York, where markets were closed on Thursday for the July 4 holiday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 13.99 points […]

Police say they have made two arrests in the deadly afternoon stabbing of a 39-year-old man at a Toronto subway station. Toronto police say Matthew Rumble was fatally stabbed at Jane station last month by a man who then reportedly fled with the scene with a woman. Police say a 22-year-old man and 19-year-old woman […]

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

TORONTO — Workers for Ontario’s main liquor retailer, who say the government’s plan to open up the alcohol market poses an existential threat to their jobs, are now on strike, with stores expected to stay closed for at least 14 days. Thousands of workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario went on strike Friday […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy lost 1,400 jobs in June as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level in more than two years. The unemployment rate came in at 6.4 per cent for the month, up from 6.2 per cent in May, as the size of the labour force grew. The June […]

TORONTO — Thousands of workers are now on strike for the first time in the history of Ontario’s main liquor retailer. A strike deadline had initially been set by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, which represents thousands of Liquor Control Board of Ontario workers, of 12:01 a.m. Friday. That deadline passed and it led […]

OTTAWA — The major shift in the British political landscape after Thursday’s election will likely have little impact on Canada’s relationship with its ally across the pond, experts say, though it is reviving hope for a possible free-trade deal. Achim Hurrelmann, a professor of political science at Carleton University, said the two countries have maintained […]