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Canada Bread to pay $50 million fine for role in bread price-fixing scandal

Canada Bread to pay $50 million fine for role in bread price-fixing scandal

TORONTO — Canada Bread Co. has been fined $50 million after pleading guilty to its role in a criminal price-fixing scheme that inflated the wholesale price of bread in Canada.
Tammy Sutton-Brown, Rowan Barrett headline Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame class

Tammy Sutton-Brown, Rowan Barrett headline Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame class

TORONTO — Tammy Sutton-Brown and Rowan Barrett led Canada's basketball teams at the 2000 Olympics, have become executives in the sport, and are about to share another honour.
Poet Stuart Ross wins Trillium Book Award for 'The Book of Grief and Hamburgers'

Poet Stuart Ross wins Trillium Book Award for 'The Book of Grief and Hamburgers'

TORONTO — An unflinching meditation on loss and mortality has won Ontario's top book prize. Stuart Ross took home the $20,000 Trillium Book Award on Tuesday night for "The Book of Grief and Hamburgers.
Police say fiery collision on major GTA highway leaves 2 dead, shuts down traffic

Police say fiery collision on major GTA highway leaves 2 dead, shuts down traffic

TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police say a multi-vehicle collision left two people dead and sparked a massive fireball on Highway 401 east of Toronto late Tuesday OPP Sgt.
Allied Properties selling Toronto data centre portfolio for $1.35 billion

Allied Properties selling Toronto data centre portfolio for $1.35 billion

TORONTO — Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust says it has signed a deal to sell its urban data centre portfolio in downtown Toronto to Japanese telecommunications company KDDI Corp. for $1.35 billion.
Is mayoral hopeful Bailão a consensus builder, or keeper of Toronto's status quo?

Is mayoral hopeful Bailão a consensus builder, or keeper of Toronto's status quo?

TORONTO — When Ana Bailão joined Toronto city council in 2010, the affordable housing committee chair was considered a low-profile appointment, a losing file for those seeking political star power.
Global Affairs says it is seeking information on death of Canadian in Germany

Global Affairs says it is seeking information on death of Canadian in Germany

Global Affairs has confirmed the death of a Canadian citizen in Germany, after police in the Kempten district said a woman was pushed to her death last week by an American man at a popular tourist attraction.
Search and recovery operation ongoing after RCAF helicopter crash near Petawawa

Search and recovery operation ongoing after RCAF helicopter crash near Petawawa

PETAWAWA, Ont. — A search and recovery operation was underway near Garrison Petawawa early Tuesday evening as crews tried to find two people missing since a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter crashed overnight.
City of Ottawa installs tribute to Mahsa Amini outside former site of Iranian embassy

City of Ottawa installs tribute to Mahsa Amini outside former site of Iranian embassy

The City of Ottawa has installed a commemorative sign in front of the former site of the Iranian embassy that honours Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of Iran's morality police after allegedly violating a strict dress code for
More than 100 Mexican firefighters deployed to help battle wildfires in Ontario

More than 100 Mexican firefighters deployed to help battle wildfires in Ontario

More than 100 Mexican firefighters arrived in Ontario on Monday, the first round of international support to help battle the raging wildfires in the province this season.