Ontario News
S&P/TSX composite down more than 350 points, U.S. stock markets also tumble
TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than 350 points Friday amid broad-based losses, while a 2.2. per cent loss on the Nasdaq led the declines in U.S. stock markets. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 367.05 points, or 1.
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A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.
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Racial slurs, swastika and nudity: Pickering meeting under police investigation
PICKERING, Ont. — Police say they are investigating after people shouted racial slurs, someone drew a swastika, and another person exposed themselves during a virtual meeting held by the City of Pickering.
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Ontario NDP, Liberals release election platforms, promise billions in new spending
TORONTO — Ontario's NDP and Liberals are both pledging tens of billions of dollars in new spending to pay for their campaign promises, but are taking different approaches to the other side of the ledger, with the NDP proposing wealth taxes and the Li
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English O Canada lyrics have never been static, musicologist says
TORONTO — Changing the lyrics of a national anthem is often considered taboo, but Chantal Kreviazuk's tweak to the words of O Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off Final in Boston on Thursday night may have struck a different chord, says a musicologist.
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Midfielder Markus Cimermancic signs homegrown player contract with Toronto FC
TORONTO — Toronto FC has signed midfielder Markus Cimermancic to a homegrown player contract through 2026 with club options for 2027 and 2028. The 20-year-old from Kitchener, Ont.
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Once again, Toronto FC enters MLS season with more questions than answers
Toronto FC has a new coach in Robin Fraser and a new mantra — "Hunt for Glory." But like recent years, the 2025 season opens with more questions than answers. TFC kicks off its MLS season Saturday at D.C.
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Three people died in head-on crash last week in New Tecumseth, Ont.: police
Ontario Provincial Police say they're investigating a head-on collision in New Tecumseth that left three people dead last week.
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Statistics Canada reports December retail sales up 2.5 per cent at $69.6B
TORONTO — Canadian retail sales surged higher at the end of last year to post their largest monthly increase since May 2022, but Statistics Canada says its early estimate for January pointed to a pullback to start 2025.
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Poilievre's proposed incentives for First Nations water, resource projects draw fire
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would incentivize First Nations to support natural-resource projects through industry taxes and revisiting how much sway Indigenous Peoples and environmental considerations have over approving pro
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