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S&P/TSX composite down Tuesday on energy, metals and financials; U.S. markets slide

S&P/TSX composite down Tuesday on energy, metals and financials; U.S. markets slide

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than one per cent Tuesday with losses in energy, metals and financials leading the way down, while U.S. markets fell further. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 239.26 points at 20,275.54.
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Brampton school keeps students indoors for a week after coyote sighting on grounds

Brampton school keeps students indoors for a week after coyote sighting on grounds

Students at a school in the Greater Toronto Area are being kept indoors this week after a coyote was seen on the property, while animal services staff work on encouraging the canine to move away.
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Fifth suspect charged in alleged attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was later abducted

Fifth suspect charged in alleged attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was later abducted

A fifth suspect has been charged in an alleged attack on a 37-year-old woman who was abducted weeks later from a home in an Ontario town.
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Pet Valu offers rosy outlook as it grows market share in lucrative pet industry

Pet Valu offers rosy outlook as it grows market share in lucrative pet industry

MARKHAM, Ont. — Canadian pet food and supplies retailer Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. offered an ambitious outlook for 2023 on Tuesday, saying it expects to grow revenue, increase sales and expand its share of the lucrative pet industry market this year.
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Don't let public health fall victim to boom and bust cycles: Ontario's top doctor

Don't let public health fall victim to boom and bust cycles: Ontario's top doctor

TORONTO — Ontario can't let public health preparedness fall by the wayside again once COVID-19 fades from memory because the arrival of the next pandemic is not a question of if, but when, the chief medical officer of health said in his annual report
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Rising complaints on health-care quality: Ontario patient ombudsman

Rising complaints on health-care quality: Ontario patient ombudsman

TORONTO — Ontario has seen a rising number of complaints about poor quality of care in the health system and an increase in use of force by hospital security, the province's patient ombudsman found in his annual report released Tuesday.
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Canada skip Gushue dealing with nagging lower-body discomfort at Tim Hortons Brier

Canada skip Gushue dealing with nagging lower-body discomfort at Tim Hortons Brier

LONDON, Ont. — Canada skip Brad Gushue has been dealing with some lower-body discomfort over the first few days at the Tim Hortons Brier.
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Anthony Shim's 'Riceboy Sleeps' wins Toronto critics' award for best Canadian film

Anthony Shim's 'Riceboy Sleeps' wins Toronto critics' award for best Canadian film

TORONTO — Anthony Shim says it hasn't fully settled in yet that his semi-autobiographical film "Riceboy Sleeps" has won one of the biggest film prizes in Canada.
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BlackBerry says cybersecurity revenue will be lower than expected

BlackBerry says cybersecurity revenue will be lower than expected

TORONTO — Shares in BlackBerry Ltd. were down more than 10 per cent in early trading after the company lowered its fourth-quarter and full-year revenue expectations for its cybersecurity business.
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Corus Entertainment slashing quarterly dividend payment

Corus Entertainment slashing quarterly dividend payment

TORONTO — Television and radio company Corus Entertainment Inc. is cutting its quarterly dividend. Corus executive chair Heather Shaw says the money that would have gone to dividends is expected to be directed to debt repayment.
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