York Region

OTTAWA — A surprise tactical move by the NDP forced a debate in the House of Commons on abortion access Thursday, sidelining a Conservative motion designed to use NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s own words against him. Just ahead of the set time for the Conservative motion to come up, NDP MP Heather McPherson seized the […]

TORONTO — Former Japan youth international Aoi Kizaki is the latest soccer talent to join AFC Toronto of the new Northern Super League. Kizaki, 26, is the club’s fifth signing, joining Canadians Cloey Uddenberg, Jade Kovacevic and Leah Pais and American Croix Soto. The former Japanese under-19 and under-20 international can play both in the […]

TORONTO — TD Bank Group has suspended its financial guidance as it works through a strategic review ahead of a leadership change at the beleaguered bank. The bank made the announcement as it reported a fourth-quarter profit that was up from last year because of a boost from selling some of its Charles Schwab Corp. […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $924 million in October as exports rose for the first time since June. The agency said Thursday the result compared with a deficit of $1.3 billion in September. Exports rose 1.1 per cent in October to $64.2 billion after three consecutive monthly declines. […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fell short of committing to a national inquiry on systemic racism in policing this morning even as he acknowledged the pain of First Nations mothers who have had to bury their children following an interaction with police. Trudeau was addressing the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa this […]

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have named Ted Goveia as general manager, the CFL club announced Thursday. Goveia spent the last 10 seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, most recently as senior assistant general manager and director of player personnel. He replaces Ed Hervey, who joined the Edmonton Elks as GM last month. Hamilton finished […]

OTTAWA — A surprise tactical move by the NDP forced a debate in the House of Commons on abortion access this morning sidelining a Conservative motion designed to use NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s own words against him. That Conservative motion is worded to show support for the right to strike and declares non-confidence in the […]

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer estimates Canada’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel will increase federal revenues by $473 million over five years. In October, the federal government began imposing a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made EVs as well as a 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminum imports. The […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says new legislation is coming that will target homeless encampments across the province, and he’s pledging to use the notwithstanding clause if necessary. Ford has told 12 mayors who asked him for tougher laws on encampments that the province will provide the tools to help municipalities clear encampments and […]

TORONTO — BMO Financial Group significantly missed analyst earnings expectations as the money it set aside for potential loan losses jumped. The bank on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter profit of $2.30 billion, up from last year thanks to a $1.18 billion pre-tax boost from the reversal of a legal judgment related to a Ponzi scheme […]