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North American stock markets up in early trading, loonie also climbs

A 58-year-old woman died from smoke inhalation

Ernie Schramayr: High school athlete, Madeleine Tarride

Stay in control and do not veer for deer, police say.

Poll finds strong support for COVID-19 curfews despite doubts about effectiveness

The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.

The ‘peaceful transfer of power’ in our unruly southern neighbour has long had a whiff of disorder about it, writes Jon Wells.

Seasonal influenza cases have almost disappeared in Hamilton so far this winter.

Former owner Jim Pappas says he hopes the iconic bowling lanes will not be destroyed in vain.

For months Rosemary Miller and her husband, Terry, have been hunkering down at their Brampton home, suiting up in a mask and face shield on the rare occasions when they need to leave for food or medical appointments.

Big number: $22, the amount the average property tax bill will go up in Toronto’s 2021 budget to cover changes to operating expenses. At 0.7 per cent, it’s the lowest budgetary increase since Mayor John Tory was elected in 2014.

Tory MP Derek Sloan says he'll fight efforts to expel him from party ranks

Annamie Paul charts new course for Green party — through crowded waters

In Waterloo region, there remains a gap between how the public and police view hate crimes.

We asked four Hamiltonians about their experiences with hate and what can be done to make our community a better place for all its residents.

If you don’t see a difference in skin colour, are you racist? If your heterosexual partner makes an inappropriate joke about your gay friend in public, will you defend your friend, or laugh with your partner? Are you a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, person of colour) ally? Or a co-conspirator? Let’s break it down as we learn one Lanark County woman’s story.

Conservative policy convention will put O'Toole's pledge of moderation to the test

Turfing Sloan from Conservative caucus not entirely up to O'Toole

A police officer working in the Mountain station has also tested positive.

Premier Doug Ford announced $125 million on Monday to add over 500 beds in hot spots Toronto, Windsor, Durham, Kingston and Ottawa, as well as a new h

Hamilton police are investigating two ‘indecent acts’

Eleven organizations come together with sweeping recommendations for city council’s budget consideration.

Conservative policy convention will put O'Toole's pledge of moderation to the test

For the second weekend in a row, the number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Ontario dropped substantially compared to weekday vaccinations, a trend that is alarming experts as deaths from the virus in long-term care continue to mount.

City officials and Toronto police are saying “enough is enough” after a weekend that saw 75 charges laid over COVID-19 lockdown rules, including 41 over illegal gatherings.

In Hamilton, 700 eligible workers are yet to receive vaccines in Phase 1 rollout

Conservative policy convention will put O'Toole's pledge of moderation to the test

In “The Pony Remark,” an early episode of the ’90s sitcom “Seinfeld,” comedian Jerry Seinfeld declares at a dinner party that he hates “anyone that ever had a pony when they were growing up.”

Conservative policy convention will put O'Toole's pledge of moderation to the test

Ontario patients to be ranked for life-saving care should ICUs become full

Blanchet's choice to block critics on Twitter limits free speech: experts

Toronto-area constable pleads not guilty to 14 charges related to corruption probe

Ontario is getting ready for a bigger surge of COVID-19 patients by preparing a new hospital in Vaughan to handle overflow, and giving all hospitals the power to redeploy staff to facilities that are in “urgent need.”

Six Nations businessman helped turned Grand River Enterprises into a global cigarette player

Quebec man charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death of mother

If any group should be jumping at the chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19, you’d think it would be front-line health care workers.

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Vaccination clinic opens in Toronto as province grapples with Pfizer-BioNTech delays

S&P/TSX composite up in early trading to start the week, loonie trades lower

Alberta puts first doses on hold pending vaccine dose delivery improvements

Alberta leader urges Biden to hear case for Keystone XL

Toronto’s vacancy rate on apartments built since 2005 hit 5.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020, up from 1.1 per cent a year earlier and a figure of the sort the city hasn’t seen in 50 years, a market research firm has found.

Dr. Lisa Salamon has long known that Scarborough was hurtling towards a deadly second wave.

Eight have been infected and one senior has died at the retirement home, which had one of the worst outbreaks in Hamilton in the first wave of the pan

The jewel of the city’s business accomplishment is landing a new Amazon Canada fulfilment centre and delivery station in Hamilton that will create mor

CBC's licence renewal hearing to enter second phase with input from intervenors

After blocking traffic for three months, Highway 6 barricade is expected to be removed Jan. 22

Rural Ontario doctors await vaccine while big cities move to vaccinate LTC residents

Program aims to build collaboration between students and business leaders