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S&P/TSX composite closes lower despite boost to energy and mining stocks

S&P/TSX composite closes lower despite boost to energy and mining stocks

Energy and mining stocks got a boost from rising commodity prices Monday but Canada's main stock index closed down overall to kick off a short trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 41.80 points at 21,942.28.
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Woman charged after dog attack left child seriously injured in Toronto

Woman charged after dog attack left child seriously injured in Toronto

TORONTO — A dog attack at a Toronto park that left a child with life-altering injuries had led to multiple charges against the owner, police said Monday, days after the city took steps to address concerns over dangerous dogs.
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Sexual assault survivor says N.S. bill gives too much access to patient health data

Sexual assault survivor says N.S. bill gives too much access to patient health data

HALIFAX — Lives could be put at risk if the Nova Scotia government doesn't maintain limits on who can access sensitive medical information about patients, a sexual assault survivor told a legislature committee on Monday. Carrie Smith, of Digby, N.S.
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Adult body found on Lake Ontario shoreline in Mississauga, Peel police investigate

Adult body found on Lake Ontario shoreline in Mississauga, Peel police investigate

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police say they are investigating after a body was found on the Lake Ontario shoreline west of Toronto. Peel regional police say a person who lives along the Mississauga, Ont., lakefront called for help after spotting a body.
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Manitoba agrees to pay $530M in settlement over children's allowance

Manitoba agrees to pay $530M in settlement over children's allowance

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has agreed to pay $530 million to settle three class-action lawsuits over child welfare benefit payments in an agreement that plaintiffs say should send a message to other provinces.
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CPKC's Creel sees his compensation jump to $20 million after railway merger

CPKC's Creel sees his compensation jump to $20 million after railway merger

MONTREAL — The head of Canada's second-biggest railway enjoyed a big jump in compensation after a historic year for the company as it integrated a major acquisition. Keith Creel, CEO of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
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Board denies day parole for Winnipeg man who sexually assaulted girl, woman in 2014

Board denies day parole for Winnipeg man who sexually assaulted girl, woman in 2014

WINNIPEG — The Parole Board of Canada has denied day release for a man who beat and sexually assaulted a girl and a woman in separate random attacks in Winnipeg a decade ago.
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Calgary Stampeders hire Beau Baldwin as their quarterbacks coach

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders hired Beau Baldwin as their quarterbacks coach Monday. Baldwin replaces Ryan Williams, who has accepted a U.S. college position.
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Blue Jays fall 4-3 to Pirates in Gausman spring training debut, pre-season finale

Blue Jays fall 4-3 to Pirates in Gausman spring training debut, pre-season finale

BRADENTON, Fla. — Jake Lamb's go-ahead two-run RBI single in the fifth inning led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays, spoiling Toronto ace Kevin Gausman's spring training debut on Monday.
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Ontario budget to be 'prudent,' feature gas tax cut extension, infrastructure funds

Ontario budget to be 'prudent,' feature gas tax cut extension, infrastructure funds

Ontario's finance minister is set to present his budget Tuesday amid pressures to ease the rising cost of living, spur new home construction and plan for larger public sector salaries, all while eyeing an expected weaker economy on the horizon.
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