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Women make up one-third of S&P/TSX composite board positions for first time: ISS

Women make up one-third of S&P/TSX composite board positions for first time: ISS

TORONTO — ISS Corporate Solutions, Inc. says for the first time ever women hold one-third of the board director positions across companies listed on the S&P/TSX composite.
Ontario to boost penalties for employers who withhold workers' passports

Ontario to boost penalties for employers who withhold workers' passports

TORONTO — A new omnibus labour bill introduced Monday in Ontario would slap steep fines on employers who withhold migrant workers' passports, extend mass layoff protections to remote workers and require more washrooms on construction sites.
Canadian bank funding stable despite $57B market cap loss: report

Canadian bank funding stable despite $57B market cap loss: report

TORONTO — Credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar says funding levels at Canadian banks are stable despite about $57 billion in lost market capitalization for the Big Six banks over the past two weeks.
RBC fossil fuel expansion funding jumped 45% last year to US$10.8B: report

RBC fossil fuel expansion funding jumped 45% last year to US$10.8B: report

TORONTO — Data from an environmental group shows RBC's fossil fuel expansion-related funding jumped by almost half last year to its highest level since the Paris climate agreement was reached in 2015. Stand.earth says the bank's US$10.

Man charged with arson after Windsor, Ont., house levelled in explosion

WINDSOR, Ont. — A 24-year-old Toronto man is facing arson charges after police say a Windsor, Ont., house was levelled in a deliberate explosion.
Nordstrom Canada to begin liquidation Tuesday after receiving court's permission

Nordstrom Canada to begin liquidation Tuesday after receiving court's permission

TORONTO — The liquidation sales at Nordstrom stores across Canada will begin Tuesday.

OHL roundup: Bloom leads Battalion to 6-5 win over Wolves in overtime

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Josh Bloom completed a hat trick with a goal at 2:01 of overtime as the North Bay Battalion edged the Sudbury Wolves 6-5 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday.

Canada's Blanchet-Rampling and Prevost win silver at artistic swimming World Cup

MARKHAM, Ont. — Canadian artistic swimmers Isabelle Blanchet-Rampling and Robert Prevost won World Cup silver in the mixed duet free competition Sunday at the Markham Pan Am Centre. They earned 206.
Ontario Provincial Police arrest Brampton woman in abduction of Elnaz Hajtamiri

Ontario Provincial Police arrest Brampton woman in abduction of Elnaz Hajtamiri

TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police have arrested and charged a suspect in the abduction of a 37-year-old woman from an Ontario town.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Nordstrom sales A court hearing is expected to be held on Monday for Nordstrom Canada to seek approval of a liquidation sale as it prepares to shutter its 13 locati