York Region

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. says it has signed “milestone” multi-year deals with NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery, scooping the Canadian rights to several lifestyle brands from Corus Entertainment and Bell Media, including HGTV, Food Network and Discovery. The company also says it is launching NBCUniversal’s Bravo channel in Canada in September and will become […]

OTTAWA — The Liberals support an effort to expand the scope of the foreign interference inquiry so it can investigate allegations against MPs, Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday. He told the House of Commons that government MPs would support a Bloc Québécois motion that calls on the inquiry to dig into findings by […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s former top judge is ending her term on a high-level Hong Kong court, saying she has faith in that institution while keeping mum on democratic backsliding in the city-state. Beverley McLachlin served as Canada’s chief justice from 2000 to 2017 and joined the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal a year later. […]

TORONTO — Twin sisters Katherine and Michelle Plouffe headline Canada’s 3×3 women’s basketball roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics. Paige Crozon of Humboldt, Sask., and Kacie Bosch of Lethbridge, Alta., join Edmonton’s Plouffe sisters on the roster announced Monday by Canada Basketball and the Canadian Olympic Committee. The 3×3 team qualified for Paris by finishing […]

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid down a tax gauntlet for her Conservative opponents today with a motion to make the promised changes to capital gains taxes a reality. The adjustment will mean higher tax bills for most Canadians who make more than $250,000 in profits in a single year from capital income like […]

TORONTO — It didn’t take Ka’Deem Carey long to fit into the Toronto Argonauts’ offence. The veteran running back accumulated 105 yards from scrimmage Sunday night in Toronto’s season-opening 35-27 home win over B.C. Carey rushed for 65 yards on 16 carries (4.1-yard average) and added four catches for 40 yards and a touchdown as […]

OTTAWA — Two First Nations have launched a court application against lawyers who helped bring forward a $10-billion settlement with Canada and Ontario, saying they’re being paid too much for their work. The Robinson Huron settlement, reached last year, sought to remedy unpaid treaty annuities for 21 First Nations. The First Nations said the $4-per-person […]

OTTAWA — Federal opposition parties say a public inquiry into foreign interference must address findings that some MPs “wittingly” participated in meddling. The House of Commons is set to vote on a Bloc Québécois motion that says the mandate of the inquiry should be expanded. A parliamentary national security committee included the bombshell allegations in […]

TORONTO — Shania Twain sang “That don’t impress me much” — but a new round of contestants on “Canada’s Got Talent” will try their best. Rogers Sports and Media says the pop-country superstar will join Citytv’s hit competition series as a judge in spring 2025, alongside returning judges Howie Mandel and Kardinal Offishall and new […]

TORONTO — Data centre service provider Telehouse is expanding to Canada with the launch of three locations in downtown Toronto that will act as a central meeting point for internet traffic flow. The company acquired the three sites last year for $1.35 billion. The data centres will allow hundreds of internet carriers and service providers, […]