GST and HST ‘holiday’ starts on Saturday. What Canadians need to know
Federal government estimates suggest that someone spending $2,000 during the tax-free period could save between $100 and $300.
Snow squalls and blizzards to descend on parts of Ontario, Environment Canada warns
Environment Canada is warning that snow squalls and blizzards in places north and west of the GTA could make travel "nearly impossible" at times in the next couple of days.
Selena Gomez reveals engagement to Benny Blanco
Selena Gomez is having quite a year, and it’s being capped with an engagement to music producer and songwriter Benny Blanco. The Grammy- and Emmy-nominated performer announced she was off the market ...
Trump is named Time’s Person of the Year and is ringing the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell
President-elect Donald Trump will ring the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its person of the year. The honors for ...
Youths facing more than 100 charges in string of cinema shootings
A 16-year-old from Whitchurch-Stouffville and two 15-year-olds from Oshawa and Toronto face several firearm-related charges.
Ford introduces legislation allowing police, cities to dismantle homeless encampments
Doug Ford’s government introduced a bill on Thursday granting cities and local police forces more power and funding to address homeless encampments in parks and vacant lots. The legislation comes on ...
Stolen SUV located, family dog ‘Roxy’ still missing: Toronto police
The suspect is described as white, around 30 years old and between five feet eight and six feet tall with a light-coloured beard.
DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
DoorDash will require its drivers to verify their identity more often as part of a larger effort to crack down on unauthorized account sharing. DoorDash has been under pressure to ensure its drivers ...
Creditors expected to vote on proposed $32.5B deal with tobacco giants today
Creditors are expected to vote today on a proposed settlement that would see three major tobacco manufacturers pay out billions to provinces and territories, as well as smokers across Canada. The ...
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans ...
Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador announcing energy deal, ending decades of strife
The premiers of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador are set to announce a resolution today to an energy issue that has driven a wedge between the provinces for decades. Quebec Premier François ...
Settlement reached in complaint over Canada Post layoffs as strike hits four weeks
The union representing Canada Post workers says an unfair labour practice complaint over the company’s layoffs has been resolved. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed the complaint with the ...