Ontario News

TORONTO — British author Robert Macfarlane has won the inaugural Writers' Trust Weston International Award. The $75,000 prize goes to a non-fiction author who is not from Canada to honour an outstanding body of work.

TORONTO — The Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2023 will be unveiled Wednesday afternoon. Last year's crop featured both a Swedish and West Coast feel with Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Daniel Alfredsson and Roberto Luongo taking centre stage.

TORONTO — Global technology conference Collision says it is extending its stay in Toronto for another year. The travelling event showcasing startups and business heavyweights says it will return to the city for its 2024 conference.

TORONTO — A new report says the gender pay gap in Canada narrowed last year compared with 2021, but still stood at more than 20 per cent.

TORONTO — When Anthony Furey filed his nomination papers to run in Toronto’s mayoral election, he wasn’t considered a prominent contender in the race.

TORONTO — Josh Matlow opened his campaign to lead Canada's most populous city with an unorthodox, but arguably bold, political move: a pledge to raise taxes.

TORONTO — The Toronto Six have signed playoff hero Tereza Vanisova to a contract for the upcoming Premier Hockey Federation season.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,934.21, down 41.16): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up five cents, or 0.20 per cent, to $25.09 on 3.1 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main financial index ticked lower Monday, with broad-based but shallow weakness across sectors including energy, financials, industrials and tech.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left hand laceration. He was hit by a pitch in the second inning of Toronto's 11-7 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday.