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Canadian men to meet U.S. in exhibition basketball play before Paris Olympics

Canadian men to meet U.S. in exhibition basketball play before Paris Olympics

TORONTO — Canada's senior men's basketball team will have an early test leading up to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canada Basketball announced the team will face the U.S.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,034.59, up 110.29 points): Royal Bank of Canada. (TSX:RY). Finance. Up 33 cents, or 0.25 per cent, to $133.74 on 8.8 million shares.
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Base metal stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite Tuesday, U.S. markets mixed

Base metal stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite Tuesday, U.S. markets mixed

TORONTO — Strength in base metal stocks helped Canada's main stock index gain more than 100 points Tuesday ahead of the upcoming Bank of Canada interest rate decision, while U.S. markets were mixed as earnings reports continued to roll in.
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Enbridge appealing Ontario Energy Board ruling on natural gas costs

Enbridge appealing Ontario Energy Board ruling on natural gas costs

TORONTO — Enbridge Gas is taking the Ontario Energy Board to court over a decision the utility said would increase costs for consumers, but which environmental groups have applauded as encouraging less reliance on natural gas.
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Ontario preparing 'back to basics' curriculum for kindergarten

Ontario preparing 'back to basics' curriculum for kindergarten

TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is extending his "back to basics" curriculum push into kindergarten.
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Pret A Manger opens first stand-alone restaurant in Canada with Toronto location

Pret A Manger opens first stand-alone restaurant in Canada with Toronto location

TORONTO — U.K. café chain Pret A Manger debuted its first stand-alone restaurant in Canada on Tuesday. The location at 90 Adelaide St.
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Forcillo tells inquest feedback on use of force would have been helpful

Forcillo tells inquest feedback on use of force would have been helpful

TORONTO — A former Toronto police officer who shot a teen on an empty streetcar more than a decade ago told a coroner's inquest Tuesday it would have been helpful to receive feedback from superiors on his use of force before that fatal incident.
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Ottawa skaters take advantage of Rideau Canal’s partial opening while they can

Ottawa skaters take advantage of Rideau Canal’s partial opening while they can

OTTAWA — Heavy snow blanketed some of the views, and the ice was in rough shape, but that didn't stop skaters from gliding down the partially opened Rideau Canal Skateway on Monday.
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Algoma says work underway to restart blast furnace after coke-making plant incident

Algoma says work underway to restart blast furnace after coke-making plant incident

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Algoma Steel Group Inc. says work is underway to restart its blast furnace after it was taken off-line following the collapse of a structure supporting utilities piping at its coke-making plant on the weekend.
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Jaren Jackson Jr. leads hurting Grizzlies past Raptors 108-100

Jaren Jackson Jr. leads hurting Grizzlies past Raptors 108-100

TORONTO — There has been so much turnover on the Toronto Raptors roster that even some of their newer players feel like they're veterans. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 points to lead the injury-depleted Memphis Grizzlies past Toronto 108-100 on Monday.
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