Ontario News

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,529.15, down 249.65 points): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Down 40 cents, or 1.40 per cent, to $28.26 on 23.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed offensive linemen Brandon Kemp and Jakub Szott, the team announced Friday.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell almost 250 points Friday, led by losses in energy and telecom stocks, while U.S. markets drifted to a mixed close. “It’s been a big week for U.S.

Toronto police say they've charged a 25-year-old woman with first-degree murder in the deaths of her two young sons, who were found unresponsive in an apartment last weekend.

TORONTO — After tense negotiations and public sparring throughout the year, Canada's major telecommunication carriers have reached a deal to offer wireless coverage on Toronto's subway system.

TORONTO — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he expects 2024 to be a transition year as higher interest rates slow down the economy, making way for lower inflation.

Toronto's city council has decided to rename downtown Yonge-Dundas Square while pausing efforts to change the name of Dundas Street, both named after a Scottish politician who was active when British parliament was debating slavery abolition.

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is part of a group that has signed a deal to buy a 20 per cent stake in a joint venture that will hold a US$16.

Another beluga whale has died at Marineland, bringing the number of whales that have died at the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction to 15 over the past four years.

TORONTO — The owner of one of the 15 properties removed from — then returned to — the Greenbelt has launched a constitutional challenge of a law that reversed Premier Doug Ford's plan to open up the protected land for development.