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TORONTO — Toronto Public Health says the number of whooping cough cases are more than double the pre-pandemic average. The public health agency is reporting 99 cases in Toronto so far this year compared to the pre-pandemic five-year average of 38. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a cyclical disease that occasionally increases every […]

TORONTO — Former “Jeopardy” champion Mattea Roach will helm CBC’s new literary radio show. Roach has been tapped to host “Bookends,” which will replace “Writers & Company” on Sundays at 3 p.m. Eleanor Wachtel, who had hosted the program since its inception in 1990, announced her retirement last year. Wachtel will host a final episode […]

EAST GARAFRAXA, Ontario (AP) — Julie Thurgood-Burnett had no idea that her COVID-19 lockdown whim of starting a lavender patch on her husband’s family farm outside Toronto would turn into a small business. She had never been a farmer, but before long she had a bright purple field and a new hobby of creating lavender […]

TORONTO — The Bank of Nova Scotia reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as the amount it set aside to cover bad loans climbed higher. The bank says its net income amounted to $1.91 billion or $1.41 per diluted share for the quarter ended July 31 compared with a profit of […]

TORONTO — BMO Financial Group reported a third-quarter profit of $1.87 billion as its provision for credit losses rose compared with a year ago. The bank says its net income amounted to $2.48 per diluted share for the quarter ended July 31 compared with a profit of $1.57 billion or $2.12 per diluted share a […]

TORONTO — For Charles Mwangi, the past five years have been “mental torture,” a series of bureaucratic hurdles and sleepless nights barrelling toward his possible deportation. But on Saturday night, he felt something that had previously proven elusive: relief. “I have experienced that torture for five years, then (Saturday) was the greatest day that I […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up on Monday due in part to strength in energy stocks as the price of oil moved higher, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 62.89 points at 23,348.97. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 65.44 points at 41,240.52. The […]

MONTREAL — Trains began to trundle along the tracks of Canada’s two major railways on Monday after the federal labour board ended a four-day work stoppage that snarled supply chains and upended commutes. Amid a bitter labour dispute, the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Saturday ordered Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City […]

TORONTO — Advocates for safe consumption sites are vowing to fight Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s decision to shutter 10 of those spots. But Ford says the advocates should be grateful to the province after the government announced last week that it was shifting away from drug consumption sites and needle exchange programs to focus on […]

TORONTO — Two Toronto police officers accused of not searching thoroughly enough for Tess Richey after the young woman went missing nearly seven years ago have had their misconduct charges withdrawn. A police disciplinary tribunal heard this morning that Const. Michael Jones and Const. Alan McCullough will instead face discipline at the unit level as […]