York Region

TORONTO — It’s been called a last-chance agreement but Randy Ambrosie sees the CFL’s reinstatement of Chad Kelly as the league holding the Toronto Argonauts quarterback accountable for a promise he made to the commissioner. The CFL reinstated Kelly on Aug. 18, with conditions, in what it termed “a last-chance agreement.” He was suspended on […]

TORONTO — A Canadian cinephile will attempt to set a world record at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival by watching 80 movies in 11 days – even if it breaks his concession stand budget. There is currently no Guinness World Record for most movies watched at a film festival, and 29-year-old Eric Tisch hopes […]

TORONTO — More than 4,000 convenience stores across Ontario are licensed to sell alcohol as new liberalized rules come into effect next week. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it has approved 4,146 such licenses. Premier Doug Ford pledged in the 2018 election campaign to allow the sale of booze in convenience stores. […]

OTTAWA — Economists say the Bank of Canada is still on track to cut interest rates next week, despite economic growth coming in stronger than expected in the second quarter. Statistics Canada’s gross domestic product report on Friday said the economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.1 per cent in the second quarter — […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 36.08 points at 23,191.41. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 56.72 points at 41,278.33. The S&P 500 index was up 9.71 […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Peel Regional Police say their homicide bureau is investigating after a man died of a gunshot wound in Brampton, Ont., early Friday morning. Police say they responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle just before 1 a.m. When officers and paramedics arrived, they found a man inside the vehicle who had […]

OTTAWA — The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $2.9 billion over the first three months of the fiscal year. The result compared with a $3.6-billion surplus for the same period a year earlier Program expenses excluding net actuarial losses for the April-to-June period totalled $107.5 billion, up from $93.8 billion for the same […]

TORONTO — Scotiabank says it has completed the first step in its investment in KeyCorp with the acquisition of a 4.9 per cent stake in the U.S. bank. The Canadian bank says it paid US$17.17 per share or about US$800 million for the stake. Scotiabank announced earlier this month a deal to acquire a 14.9 […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.1 per cent in the second quarter. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Universities Canada says enrolment by students from outside Canada has fallen below the cap the federal government set on international student visas this year. The immigration minister announced a cap in January as a way to quell the rapid increase in the number of international students, citing pressure on housing, health care and […]