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TORONTO — Bell Media’s 10 free ad-supported streaming channels will launch on new platforms this year. The so-called FAST channels, which include original programming from CTV News, “Corner Gas,” and TSN, will debut on Plex, The Roku Channel and, as previously announced, Samsung TV Plus, the media giant announced Thursday. Bell launched the channels in […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ve cleared a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at York University a day after it was established. Police say the university reached out to them Wednesday to ask for assistance and then served protesters with a trespass notice Thursday. They say officers moved to enforce trespassing law Thursday morning and roughly 40 […]

OTTAWA — Executives of some of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies are expected to testify before a parliamentary committee Thursday afternoon about their efforts to reduce the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. CEOs and senior executives from Cenovus Energy Inc., Enbridge Inc., Imperial Oil Ltd., Shell Canada Ltd. and Suncor Energy Inc. are slated to […]

OTTAWA — A new institute is in the works that would track Indigenous economic prosperity in Canada by collecting data on population, businesses, land and resources. The First Nations University of Canada announced today that it will set up the centre with help from two foundations. University president Jacqueline Ottmann says Indigenous communities can prosper […]

TORONTO — An analysis of 12 of the largest Canadian commercial real estate markets shows developers have shifted their focus toward purpose-built rental construction, some at the expense of new residential condominiums and commercial buildings. Re/Max Canada’s 2024 Commercial Real Estate Report, which examined the dozen markets during the first quarter of this year, said […]

TORONTO — Strength in energy and base metal stocks helped Canada’s main stock index move higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 36.38 points at 22,181.40. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 55.21 points at 38,862.54. The S&P 500 index was down […]

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are moving to streamline and secure health data across jurisdictions with a new bill that imposes new rules on technology vendors. Health Minister Mark Holland tabled the legislation in the House of Commons this morning. The bill would require vendors to ensure that health information tech they license, sell or […]

TORONTO — The president of a union representing Toronto transit workers says they continue to negotiate in an effort to reach a deal before a looming strike deadline, but the Toronto Transit Commission isn’t offering anything concrete. ATU Local 113 president Marvin Alfred says the union has been clear about what it wants and the […]

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc accused Conservative MPs of theatrics today as they pressed the government to release the names of MPs allegedly engaged in foreign interference. An intelligence watchdog said in a public report this week that that some MPs wittingly assisted the efforts of foreign states to meddle in Canadian politics. […]

OTTAWA — Housing Minister Sean Fraser has announced the launch of a $1.5-billion co-operative housing development program that the federal government promised in its 2022 budget. Fraser is in Winnipeg today to announce the program, which is expected to build thousands of new homes by 2028. The federal government says the program was co-designed with […]