York Region

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is speeding up its expansion of sales of ready-to-drink cocktails amid a strike at the province’s main liquor retailer that has focused on that issue. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced in a press release today that grocery stores that are already licensed to sell beer and wine can […]

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he has been briefed by the RCMP and CSIS after an attempted assassination of former United States president Donald Trump. “They went through the threat landscape. They talked to me about the additional vigilance that they’ve put in place since the assassination attempt,” he said. LeBlanc said […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton, Ont.-based steel maker Stelco Holdings Inc. is set to be acquired by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. for $3.4 billion. Stelco says it has agreed to sell all issued and outstanding common shares for $70 per share to the Cleveland-based steel producer. Stelco chief executive Alan Kestenbaum says he is confident that Cleveland-Cliffs will remain […]

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he has been briefed by the RCMP and CSIS in the wake of an attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. He says the RCMP has the resources it needs to take appropriate measures when Canadian politicians face threats. He faced questions from reporters in New Brunswick […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.8 per cent to $82.2 billion in May. The overall decrease came as sales fell in five of the seven subsectors, with the largest decline coming from motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories, […]

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. reported a loss attributable to shareholders of $769.9 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $495.1 million a year earlier as its revenue fell 16 per cent. The television and radio broadcaster says the loss amounted to $3.86 per diluted share for the quarter ended May 31 […]

OTTAWA — The shadow of violence in the United States will be hanging over Canada’s political scene this week in the wake of an attempted assassination on former president Donald Trump. A shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday left one rally attendee dead and two others critically injured, while the shooter was also […]

OTTAWA — The second instalment of this year’s national carbon price rebate will be deposited or mailed out to millions of households today. The Canada Carbon Rebate returns 90 per cent of the revenue collected by Ottawa from the consumer carbon levy to households in the eight provinces where it is paid. British Columbia and […]

TORONTO — Toronto police have arrested two people they say have been targeting Ontario Disability Support Program clients in a robbery investigation. The Toronto Police Service says they were called to the scene in the Wellesley Street East and Jarvis Street area at about 12:21 p.m. Friday afternoon. Police say the victim had just received […]

Durham Regional Police have identified the man and woman killed in a shooting in Oshawa, Ont., early Saturday afternoon. Police say the victims are Patrick Montgomery and Andrieana Montgomery, both 42. A 30-year-old Oshawa man is now facing two charges of first-degree murder. Police say the accused is known to both victims, but the shootings […]