TORONTO – The judge at the trial of two men accused of killing a young Toronto woman five years ago and then burning her body is to begin his legal instructions to the jury today. Dellen Millard and Mark Smich have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the presumedRead More

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the median net worth of Canadian families totalled $295,100 in 2016, up 14.7 per cent from 2012 the last time the survey was conducted. Housing was both the largest asset and the largest debt for Canadians. The total value of assets held by Canadians inRead More

TORONTO – Health care, electricity and school boards are among the issues Ontario’s auditor general will be shining a spotlight on in her annual report today. Bonnie Lysyk’s report dedicates five of her 14 value-for-money audits to aspects of health, including cancer treatment services, community health centres, health lab services,Read More

TORONTO — The lawyer for one of two men accused of killing a young Toronto woman who disappeared more than five years ago says his client had no reason to commit such a crime. In his closing arguments, Thomas Dungey says his client Mark Smich wasn’t part of the allegedRead More

OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada stuck with its trend-setting interest rate Wednesday – but it offered fresh, yet cautious, warnings to Canadians that increases are likely on the way. The central bank has now left the rate locked at one per cent for two straight policy announcements after theRead More

Mayor John Tory’s plan to open 400 new shelter beds prior to the arrival of winter will be up for debate today as city council continues their monthly meeting. Tory held a news conference over the weekend, where he announced that he would ask council to add the beds “asRead More

  BEIJING — Pursuing free trade with China and preserving the North American Free Trade Agreement are part of Canada’s international mission to combat the rising tide of populism, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. Trudeau capped the first leg of his China trip in Beijing on Tuesday meeting theRead More

TORONTO – Ontario’s auditor general is set to release her annual report Wednesday, with several sections looking at the province’s health-care sector. Bonnie Lysyk’s report this year dedicates five of her 14 value-for-money audits to aspects of health, including cancer treatment services, community health centres, health lab services, public drugRead More

TORONTO – Personal trainers at GoodLife Fitness in Toronto and the nearby communities of Ajax and Peterborough have voted to ratify what’s billed as the first union contract in the North American fitness industry. In 2016, nearly 650 trainers in the three cities formed the first fitness professionals’ union inRead More

TORONTO — Scotiabank says its offer to buy a sizeable stake in a Chilean bank for $2.9 billion has been accepted. The Canadian bank says Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) agreed Tuesday to sell its 69.19 per cent stake in BBVA Chile and its interests in certain subsidiaries. ScotiabankRead More