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Unifor auto talks: a quiet end to one of the year's biggest labour clashes

Unifor auto talks: a quiet end to one of the year's biggest labour clashes

TORONTO — One of Canada's most highly anticipated set of labour talks in years wrapped up this week, but there’s no victory parade planned.
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Kelly, Argos have plenty of respect for underdog Alouettes heading into East final

Kelly, Argos have plenty of respect for underdog Alouettes heading into East final

TORONTO — They're only the second CFL team ever to register 16 wins in a season but head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts aren’t done yet. And the Argos have a precedent of how a 16-win campaign can lead to naught.
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Mattress retailer Sleep Country reports Q3 profit down from year ago

Mattress retailer Sleep Country reports Q3 profit down from year ago

TORONTO — Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it saw pockets of softness in consumer demand, particularly on larger ticket items.
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Four Ontario municipalities turn down strong mayor powers

Four Ontario municipalities turn down strong mayor powers

TORONTO — Several Ontario municipalities have turned down the province's offer of strong mayor powers because of concerns either with housing targets the government has tied to them, or worries that the powers would lend themselves to a "dictatorship
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OHL Roundup: Knights outlast Spitfires 10-7 in wild scoring affair

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ruslan Gazizov paced London with two goals as the Knights outlasted the Windsor Spitfires 10-7 on Thursday night.
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Canopy Growth Corp. reports net loss of $324.8 million in second quarter

Canopy Growth Corp. reports net loss of $324.8 million in second quarter

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. says its net loss for the second quarter was $324.8 million, compared with $305.8 million a year earlier. The company says its net loss from continuing operations was $148.2 million, compared with $196.
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Ava DuVernay says 'deeply meaningful' to mark end to Hollywood strikes in Toronto

Ava DuVernay says 'deeply meaningful' to mark end to Hollywood strikes in Toronto

TORONTO — Trailblazing director Ava DuVernay said Thursday she was “overjoyed” to learn the Hollywood actors’ strike had ended while she was in Toronto to help salute Viola Desmond, calling the news “deeply meaningful” to happen while christening a n
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,587.41, up 57.20 points): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up 75 cents, or 3.01 per cent, to $25.67 on 19.
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S&P/TSX composite notches small gain led by energy stocks, U.S. markets fall

TORONTO — Strength in energy stocks helped Canada's main stock index eke out a small gain Thursday, while U.S. markets moved lower, led by weakness on the Nasdaq. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 57.20 points at 19,587.41.
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Two candidates urge voters to rank the other as 2nd choice for Ontario Liberal leader

Two candidates urge voters to rank the other as 2nd choice for Ontario Liberal leader

TORONTO — Two contenders for the Ontario Liberal leadership are banding together to urge their supporters to put the other as a second choice in a bid to stop Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie from finishing at the top of the pack.
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