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TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. says it earned US$2.14 billion in 2024, up from $1.27 billion a year earlier, helped by higher gold and copper prices. The gold miner, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the profit amounted to US$1.

OTTAWA — Canadians are collectively biting their fingernails and ready to wave the flag as they face down repeated threats from the White House. A new Leger poll suggests a surge in both anxiety levels and patriotism in the wake of U.S.

TORONTO — A new report that surveyed residents of small towns across Canada says a lack of local news outlets weakens community ties and affects people's understanding of how government, schools and hospitals function.

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned a net return of 3.8 per cent in its latest quarter. The result came as CPP Investments' net assets grew to $699.6 billion at Dec. 31, up from $675.1 billion at the end of the previous quarter.

DUNEDIN — Question marks hover over the Toronto Blue Jays as the team kicks off spring training Thursday when pitchers and catchers hold their first official workout at the club's player development complex.

TORONTO — Defence lawyers for a teen girl accused of fatally stabbing a homeless man in Toronto two years ago argued Monday that an item seen falling out of her pocket after the incident was not a knife but a marker.

Here's where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Wednesday, Feb. 12: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Washington, D.C.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — When Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish resigned from a regional police board, citing the need to be openly critical of the largest budget increase in the force's history, her decision took many by surprise.

TORONTO — Renata Fast of the Toronto Sceptres scored on a breakaway late in overtime to successfully celebrate Natalie Spooner's return after a nine-month layoff from off-season knee surgery with a 3-2 win against the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Toronto Sceptres forward Natalie Spooner equated her nine-month layoff from left knee surgery to returning to action after giving birth to her son Rory two years ago.