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Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 33-year-old man died early Wednesday morning while in York Regional Police custody. The Special Investigations Unit says the man turned himself in to a police station in Richmond Hill, Ont., in connection to a warrant for breach of probation. The SIU says at around 1 a.m. the next […]

TORONTO — The Green Party of Ontario will build two million homes in a decade, cut taxes for low- and middle-income earners and create a “foodbelt” to protect farmland if it wins the election, leader Mike Schreiner pledged Wednesday as he released the party’s platform. Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, meanwhile, promised to end hospital hallway […]

TORONTO — The president of Tim Hortons’ Canadian and U.S. operations is keeping his eye on the tariff feud that has broken out between the chains two most prominent markets with the goal of dulling the effects of the spat for consumers as much as possible. “We are looking at every opportunity very closely to […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The food bank system in one of Ontario’s largest cities says it’s been forced to lay off staff and cut programs in order to keep feeding the growing number of residents who rely on food donations. Food Banks Mississauga says it is reducing its paid workforce by 16 per cent and cancelling […]

TORONTO — Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner says his party will commit to building two million homes, cut taxes for low- and middle-income earners and create a “foodbelt” to protect farmland should they win the upcoming Ontario election. The Greens unveiled a fully costed platform today, the first main political party to do so as […]

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. says it earned US$2.14 billion in 2024, up from $1.27 billion a year earlier, helped by higher gold and copper prices. The gold miner, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the profit amounted to US$1.22 per diluted share for the year, up from 72 cents US per diluted […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s 13 premiers are in Washington, D.C. today seeking to convince Republicans that U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose stiff tariffs on Canada is not in their best interest. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Brussels meeting with European allies as Canada looks to shore up support against those possible tariffs. Here’s […]

TORONTO — Legendary long-distance runner Jerome Drayton, who won the Boston Marathon in 1977 and held the Canadian men’s marathon record for 43 years, has died. He was 80. Drayton died unexpectedly on Monday in Toronto, according to Cardinal Funeral Homes. Runners World magazine said he died during knee surgery. Drayton was inducted into Canada’s […]

OTTAWA — Canadians are collectively biting their fingernails and ready to wave the flag as they face down repeated threats from the White House. A new Leger poll suggests a surge in both anxiety levels and patriotism in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to target Canadian exports with massive tariffs and his […]

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned a net return of 3.8 per cent in its latest quarter. The result came as CPP Investments’ net assets grew to $699.6 billion at Dec. 31, up from $675.1 billion at the end of the previous quarter. It says the increase included $26 billion in net […]