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OTTAWA — It is already more cost effective over the long term to buy an electric vehicle than a gas-powered model, but the savings must get substantially higher if Canada is to meet its EV sales targets, the parliamentary budget office concluded in a new analysis. The PBO report published Thursday comes eight months after […]

OTTAWA — Travis Green said the Ottawa Senators need to focus on more than scoring goals this season. The Seantors’ new head coach says the young NHL team needs to approach to the upcoming campaign around building a strong team culture and identity. “Day one is not going to be about how we’re going to […]

TORONTO — Canada’s largest public school board says identifying information about some students may have been exposed in a recent cyberattack. The Toronto District School Board said in June that an unauthorized party had gained access to its technology testing environment, which is separate and used to test programs before they run on the board’s […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Peel Region police say a suspect wanted for second-degree murder in the deaths of two women may be west of Toronto. Police say they are searching for 33-year-old Joseph Ayala, of Toronto, who may be in the area of Dixie Road and Lakeshore Road in southeast Mississauga, Ont. Toronto police say Ayala […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained 100 points Thursday, led by gains in energy, technology and financials, while U.S. stock markets fizzled to a mixed close. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 100.51 points at 23,227.49. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 243.63 points at 41,335.05. The S&P 500 index […]

TORONTO — Guy Maddin has built a career helming bewildering, dreamlike, avant-garde films, but the Winnipeg auteur’s new dark political comedy “Rumours” may be his most accessible work yet. Ahead of its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6, the 68-year-old quips the stylistic departure could open “Rumours” to awards […]

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A 16-year-old biennial event aimed at fostering business in the country’s eastern Arctic and northern regions has been cancelled indefinitely as a dispute unfolds between Inuit in Canada and a Labrador group claiming to share their heritage. The chambers of commerce for Baffin and Labrador North say they have halted the […]

TORONTO — Onex Corp. says it has signed a deal to buy Farsound Aviation Ltd., a British company specialized in supplying aircraft parts for engine maintenance and repairs. Financial terms of the agreement by the Onex Partners Opportunities Fund, which partnered with Farsound’s management team on the deal, were not disclosed. The fund is buying […]

A suspect in the murder of a Toronto-area woman whose burned remains were found earlier this month has fled Canada, police said Thursday, adding an international dimension to the weeks-long investigation. York Regional Police said the Canada Border Services Agency confirmed 47-year-old Zhixiong Marko Hu, of Markham, travelled to Hong Kong. Police did not confirm […]

TORONTO — Swift Delivery, a horse co-owned by NFL star Travis Kelce, will run in the $125,000 Toronto Cup Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. Swift Delivery will break from the No. 4 post in the six-horse field. The three-year-old is trained by Mark Casse — 16 times Canada’s top thoroughbred conditioner — and will […]