TORONTO — Sears Canada reported a $91.6-million loss in its second quarter on Wednesday, a turnaround from the profit it recorded in the same period a year earlier as it racked up severance and other costs associated with efforts to revitalize its business. “The current performance of the business isRead More

HANGZHOU, China — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there’s little risk that protectionist forces seen in the United States and Europe will spill over into Canada. Trudeau made the remarks Monday at the end of the Group of 20 summit in China, where he urged fellow world leaders to fightRead More

HANGZHOU, China — International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says British Prime Minister Theresa May has reaffirmed her government’s post-Brexit support for Canada’s free trade deal with the European Union. The UK government expressed support for the still-unsigned agreement, also known as CETA, despite the country’s referendum decision to leave theRead More

VANCOUVER — Public outcry over British Columbia’s sizzling real estate market pushed the province’s Liberal government to introduce a foreign-buyers’ tax last month, but uncertainty around the policy leaves little room for political manoeuvring before next year’s election, once the impact of the tax is better understood, experts say. MaxRead More

OSHAWA, Ont. — Just over a year ago, Corina and Joe Colacicco — both employees at the General Motors facility in Oshawa, Ont. — sold their house and bought a bigger one to accommodate their growing family. Today, the couple is contemplating what might happen to them and their four-year-oldRead More

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose told CTV that she doesn’t support Kellie Leitch’s proposal to screen new immigrants for “anti-Canadian values.” Leitch, a Conservative leadership hopeful, came under fire when her campaign sent out an online survey to supporters asking whether immigrants should be screened for “anti-Canadian” values. ButRead More

HANGZHOU, China — The president of the European Commission told the G20 summit that Europe’s free trade deal with Canada is the “best and most-progressive” trade agreement the EU has ever negotiated. Speaking at the G20 on Sunday in China, Jean-Claude Juncker said the agreement deserved the full support ofRead More

TORONTO — Ontario students are heading back to class, but teachers may be nearing a “perpetual state of bargaining” as a lingering effect of new legislation that has also led to millions in extra costs. The last set of teacher and education worker contracts expired in 2014 and what followedRead More

Vaughan: One person was taken to hospital this morning with serious injuries after a single-vehicle collision in Vaughan. It happened near Highway 407 and Highway 27 early Sunday morning. Vaughan Fire says the driver, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle, hit a guardrail and needed to be extricatedRead More

Toronto:- Toronto Hydro says power has been restored to several buildings near the city’s waterfront that were hit by multiple power outages in the last two weeks. For approximately 18 hours, nine buildings in the area bounded by Front Street, Lake Shore Boulevard, Bathurst Street and York Street were without powerRead More