China imposing 73.5 per cent anti-dumping tariffs on Canadian pea starch
OTTAWA — China is imposing a 73.5 per cent tariff on pea starch from Canada starting Wednesday. The Chinese commerce ministry says the levy is the result of an anti-dumping investigation it launched in August last year that found Canadian...
York Regional Police launch organized retail theft enforcement project at various stores
York Regional Police officers say they’re carrying out a three-month enforcement project aimed at cracking down on organized retail crime at various stores in Aurora, Newmarket and potentially elsewhere within the region. According to a statement issued by the service...
Cuban official says talks with the US are at a standstill, announces UN debate on...
HAVANA (AP) — Talks between Cuba and the U.S. are at a standstill, despite the island recently approving a series of free-market reforms, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez announced Tuesday. He noted that the newly unveiled reforms were neither mentioned...
Construction to begin on Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport runway safety buffer zones
As a federal deadline calling for safety improvements looms, crews at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport are set to begin building new safety buffer zones at each end of the main runway. According to a construction notice issued by the...
Mother of B.C. teen who died calls out social media algorithms for pushing self-harm
VANCOUVER — Chelsey Whittingham remembers her daughter as a loving, driven, funny 13-year-old, who enjoyed gymnastics and brought joy and light to the people around her. But she said Maddy Croswell’s life was cut short by a social media platform...
More than $100K raised for 24 Sussex restoration: Rideau Hall Foundation
OTTAWA — The foundation in charge of the fundraiser to restore 24 Sussex says it has received more than $100,000 in donations since Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to renovate the heritage residence. Rideau Hall Foundation CEO Teresa Marques...
Ontario education minister urges parents not to pull kids from school for sports
Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra is urging parents not to pull their kids out of school for sports tournaments next year, when new attendance rules begin. Starting in the upcoming school year, attendance and participation will make up either 10...
2 injured, 1 critically, after multi-vehicle crash on Highway 10 in Caledon
A person has been airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre in life-threatening condition after a three-vehicle crash in Caledon Monday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police officers said they were called to Highway 10 near Charleston Sideroad at around 3:20 p.m. A...
All EB lanes of Hwy. 401 at James Snow Parkway in Milton closed after crash
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers with the Highway Safety Division have closed all eastbound lanes of Highway 401 at James Snow Parkway in Milton after a multi-vehicle crash that sent one person to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Monday. OPP...
Canada approves first generic semaglutide injection for weight loss
OTTAWA — Health Canada has approved the first generic semaglutide injection for weight loss. The product from the Canadian company Apotex is known as Svemia and is a generic version of the brand-name drug Wegovy from Denmark’s Novo Nordisk. Health...
