Ontario News

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Frank Baylis says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers have been approaching President Donald Trump's trade threats all wrong.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — The country's largest private sector union says it's gravely concerned by Stellantis' unexpected announcement that it's halting work at the Brampton Assembly Plant in Ontario.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Playoff seedings in one pool at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts clicked into place while the playoff race in the other pool was still on.

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TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. says it has laid off employees from its customer service department amid a shift in customer habits.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is seeing more participation in its popular PC Optimum loyalty program — and more points being redeemed at checkout.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost more than 100 points Thursday, weighed down by losses in technology and industrials, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 112.08 points at 25,514.08.

TORONTO — Becoming a WNBA general manager has been a long time coming for Monica Wright Rogers. Wright Rogers was officially unveiled Thursday as the GM of the expansion Toronto Tempo.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston made a surprise appearance on Ontario’s election campaign trail Thursday, where he said his province will table legislation to reduce interprovincial trade barriers.

OTTAWA — Seven transnational criminal organizations are being listed as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code to fight fentanyl trafficking, the federal government announced Thursday.