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As more notable Canadians join Threads, will the Twitterati flock over?

As more notable Canadians join Threads, will the Twitterati flock over?

TORONTO — Having tweeted more than 60,000 times and amassed upwards of 6,000 followers in the last decade, Dan Seljak is a self-described Twitter "power user" — one with complicated feelings about the direction the site has taken since it was purchas
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Back with a splash: CNE to debut 'Vegas-style' fountain show, bring back ice show

Back with a splash: CNE to debut 'Vegas-style' fountain show, bring back ice show

TORONTO — The Canadian National Exhibition promises to return with a splash next month — it’s touting a new fountain show billed as a “Vegas-style” spectacle.
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Fidelity signs private real estate investment deal with Brookfield Asset Management

Fidelity signs private real estate investment deal with Brookfield Asset Management

TORONTO — Fidelity Investments Canada ULC has signed a deal that will offer investors exposure to private real estate investments through Brookfield Asset Management.
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Raonic makes return to National Bank Open alongside Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov

Raonic makes return to National Bank Open alongside Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov

TORONTO — Milos Raonic will be making his return to the National Bank Open next month. It's the first time the Thornhill, Ont., native will compete in the NBO in Toronto since 2018. He received a wild-card entry into the main draw of the tournament.
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Emergency declared in Eabametoong First Nation after fire causes water service cut

Emergency declared in Eabametoong First Nation after fire causes water service cut

A fire at a water treatment plant in the remote Eabametoong First Nation has left the community without water for nearly a week, forcing the evacuation of dozens of people to Thunder Bay, Ont.
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Encampment fires banned as Kingston, Ont., asks court to evict site residents

Encampment fires banned as Kingston, Ont., asks court to evict site residents

The eastern Ontario city of Kingston has been granted a temporary injunction that bans fires at a homeless encampment it is trying to clear.
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Ford didn't see or approve list of lawyers getting King's counsel designation

Ford didn't see or approve list of lawyers getting King's counsel designation

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he did not see or approve names of lawyers his attorney general has designated King's Counsel, an honorary title done away with decades ago due to patronage concerns.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,878.56, up 56.11): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Up 43 cents, or 0.53 per cent, to $81.46 on 11.5 million shares.
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Energy stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite Tuesday, U.S. stocks also rise

Energy stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite Tuesday, U.S. stocks also rise

TORONTO — Gains in energy stocks helped buoy Canada's main stock index Tuesday, while U.S. markets also rose, as investors in both countries await big economic news Wednesday.
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Canadian universities likely examining security, inclusivity after stabbing

Canadian universities likely examining security, inclusivity after stabbing

The CEO of a group advocating for Canada's universities says the country's post-secondary institutions will be re-evaluating both security and inclusivity initiatives in the wake of a triple stabbing at an Ontario university that police allege was mo
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