York Region

TORONTO — Trouble in BMO Financial Group’s loan book has once again weighed on its quarterly results, prompting analyst worries about the bank becoming an outlier in this credit cycle. The bank on Tuesday reported provision for credit losses amounted to $906 million for its third quarter, up from $492 million a year earlier, as […]

TORONTO — Angelina Jolie is set to receive a special honour for her humanitarian work at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Oscar-winning actress will be presented with the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at the festival’s fundraising gala on Sept. 8. The award celebrates individuals who merge social impact with cinema and was […]

TORONTO — A man wanted for first-degree murder in the death of a 30-year-old man in Toronto has been found and arrested in the United Kingdom. Toronto police say officers were called to the area of Isabella and Jarvis streets in the early morning hours of May 22 for unknown trouble. They say officers found […]

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 […]