TORONTO — The Canadian dollar slipped to the negative Tuesday as North American stock markets opened mostly lower. The loonie was down 0.06 of a cent at 71.67 cents US, erasing an earlier gain and adding to Monday’s decline of 0.52 cent. The Toronto Stock Exchanges’s S&P/TSX composite index wasRead More

VAN: For 55 years James Loader greeted movie-goers, most recently at Morningside Cinemas. His watchful eye and friendly chatter were as much a part of the place as the screens. But last week, the longtime usher ripped his last ticket. Loader, 83, worked his last shift at the theatre onRead More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is lending his support to Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan after the rookie politician said he had entered a wellness program to adopt “an alcohol free lifestyle.” Trudeau issued a statement on Twitter later Sunday saying, “My thoughts are with my friend and colleague @SeamusOReganRead More

TORONTO — Canada’s highest-paid CEOs saw their compensation dip two per cent from 2013 to 2014, but they still raked in an average of $8.96 million each, according to a new study. The think tank that conducted the research, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, says that’s 184 times moreRead More

TORONTO – The federal public safety minister says he’ll investigate the case of a six-year-old Ontario boy whose name appears to be on a travel security risk list. Ralph Goodale’s involvement in the matter comes after the boy’s father tweeted a photo from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport last week thatRead More

Toronto; An extreme cold weather alert issued for the City of Toronto remains in effect this morning after temperatures plummeted overnight. Toronto’s Chief Medical Officer of Health issued the alert Sunday and the advisory continues today as Toronto braces for more frigid weather. A high of -11 C is expectedRead More

TORONTO: A majority of Canadians remain confident about their finances heading into 2016, but the percentage holding a positive view is down from a year ago, according to a new poll from one of the country’s big banks. The CIBC (TSX:CM) poll found that more than two thirds of Canadians, orRead More

Toronto: Toronto’s Chief Medical Officer of Health has issued an extreme cold weather alert for the city in advance of double-digit negative temperatures expected by Sunday night. With Environment Canada calling for a low of -15 C overnight, Dr. David McKeown warns that those with heart or respiratory conditions, theRead More

Toronto: An 82-year-old man has died of his injuries in hospital after his vehicle crashed into a fence and a tree in Whitby Saturday afternoon. It happened at the intersection of Trent Street West and Byron Street South at around 2:30 p.m., Durham Regional Police said. According to police, theRead More

TORONTO: The majority of Torontonians would support slashing the size of city council and introducing term limits, according to a new poll. The Forum Research telephone poll of 802 city residents found that 52 per cent would support reducing the number of wards in the city from 44 to 22Read More