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CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts up eight per cent in October

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts up eight per cent in October

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in October rose eight per cent compared with September.
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Nine people injured after alleged stolen car crashes into Toronto bus: police

Nine people injured after alleged stolen car crashes into Toronto bus: police

TORONTO — Police say nine people were injured after an overnight collision between a Toronto Transit Commission bus and an alleged stolen car in the city’s north end. Police say they were called to the scene in North York shortly before 2 a.m.
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Orla Mining signs deal to buy Musselwhite gold mine in Ontario from Newmont

Orla Mining signs deal to buy Musselwhite gold mine in Ontario from Newmont

VANCOUVER — Orla Mining Ltd. has signed a deal to buy the Musselwhite gold mine in Ontario from Newmont Corp.
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Peterborough, Ont., man charged with murder after alleged tenant altercation: police

Peterborough, Ont., man charged with murder after alleged tenant altercation: police

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Police in Peterborough, Ont., say a 38-year-old man has been charged with murder following an alleged altercation between two residents at an apartment building that left a man dead Saturday night.
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Canada's Savannah Grewal eager to improve after re-earning LPGA Tour card

Canada's Savannah Grewal eager to improve after re-earning LPGA Tour card

Canada's Savannah Grewal has re-earned her LPGA Tour card for 2025 and will take plenty of lessons into her second season as a pro. Grewal, of Mississauga, Ont.
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Argonauts receiver Dejon Brissett named most valuable Canadian at Grey Cup

Argonauts receiver Dejon Brissett named most valuable Canadian at Grey Cup

VANCOUVER — The Grey Cup hadn't yet kicked off on Sunday when Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie told wide receiver Dejon Brissett he was proud of him. By the end of the night, Dinwiddie had a lot more to be proud of.
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Slightly reshaped Giller Prize to go on, despite boycotts and protests

Slightly reshaped Giller Prize to go on, despite boycotts and protests

TORONTO — The shine on CanLit's glitziest night has dulled, at least according to some, amid sustained backlash against the Giller Foundation for maintaining ties with lead sponsor Scotiabank and other funders linked to Israel.
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OHL Roundup: Battalion emerge triumphant 6-5 in overtime against Wolves

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Owen Van Steensel capped a two-goal effort with the game-winner 3:02 into overtime, lifting the North Bay Battalion to a 6-5 victory over the Sudbury Wolves on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League action.
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Parliament on the road to an unprecedented confidence crisis, but there are off-ramps

Parliament on the road to an unprecedented confidence crisis, but there are off-ramps

OTTAWA — If no political party is willing to say uncle, the drawn-out stalemate in the House of Commons is heading for an unprecedented situation that could amount to a tacit lack of confidence in the government, without anyone in Parliament casting
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Toronto man, 22, charged in human trafficking investigation: police

Toronto man, 22, charged in human trafficking investigation: police

TORONTO — Toronto police say a 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged for allegedly sex trafficking a female victim for several months in the city.
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