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Scrum half Ross Braude returns for third season with the Toronto Arrows

Scrum half Ross Braude returns for third season with the Toronto Arrows

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows have re-signed Canadian international scrum half Ross Braude for the 2023 Major League Rugby season.
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Restaurants hope for holiday boom, but looming recession causes concern

Restaurants hope for holiday boom, but looming recession causes concern

TORONTO — Restaurants and bars across Canada are hoping this holiday season could finally spell recovery for the debt-laden sector. But, elevated inflation and a potential recession have them worried that their new normal won’t pay the bills.
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Canada Infrastructure Bank puts nearly $1B toward Ontario small nuclear project

Canada Infrastructure Bank puts nearly $1B toward Ontario small nuclear project

The federal government's Canada Infrastructure Bank is putting nearly $1 billion toward the construction of the country's first small modular reactor, located at the site of an existing nuclear plant in Ontario.
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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 (19,097.01, up 178.61 points): Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY). Financials. Up 62 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to $123.88 on 16.
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S&P/TSX composite up for third day running, U.S. stock markets also rise

S&P/TSX composite up for third day running, U.S. stock markets also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up for the third day in a row, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 178.61 points at 19,097.01. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 337.
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Non-competitive local Ontario races contribute to low voter turnout: experts

Non-competitive local Ontario races contribute to low voter turnout: experts

TORONTO — Low turnout in Ontario's municipal elections could be partly attributed to non-competitive races, the non-partisan nature of local politics and other structural issues with the process, experts said Tuesday, urging communities to find ways
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Private endangered species charges against Ontario cabinet minister dropped

BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. — An Ontario town says private charges that alleged a provincial cabinet minister harmed a threatened turtle species while he was mayor have been dropped.
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Ontario set to reduce developer charges to spur new home construction

Ontario set to reduce developer charges to spur new home construction

TORONTO — Reducing developer charges, allowing more units on one residential lot, and pursuing rent-to-own programs are among a host of measures Ontario announced Tuesday aimed at tackling the housing crisis.
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Foreign buyers tax hike won't have much effect on already cooling market, experts say

Foreign buyers tax hike won't have much effect on already cooling market, experts say

TORONTO — Ontario's surprise move to increase the tax paid by foreign homebuyers to 25 per cent won't have much effect on the province's already-cooling market, housing industry observers say.
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HSBC says strong buyer interest helped prompt strategic review of Canadian division

HSBC says strong buyer interest helped prompt strategic review of Canadian division

TORONTO — The group head of HSBC Holdings Plc says the bank is exploring a sale of its Canadian division in part because it's had strong interest from other banks looking to buy it.
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