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Canada limited in preventing wider Mideast crisis, amid humanitarian plight: experts

Canada limited in preventing wider Mideast crisis, amid humanitarian plight: experts

OTTAWA — Experts say Canada has limited options as it works diplomatic channels to try preventing clashes in Israel and Palestinian territories from escalating into a wider, regional war, as conditions deteriorate in the Gaza Strip.

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,501.20, up 255.13 points): Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Up $4.58, or 5.46 per cent, to $88.54 on 11.
Transport Canada invests $150M to build new container terminal in Contrecoeur, Quebec

Transport Canada invests $150M to build new container terminal in Contrecoeur, Quebec

MONTREAL — The federal government has announced an investment of up to $150 million toward a container terminal in Contrecoeur, Que., which is about 70 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
Markets rise amid interest rate optimism while energy stocks fuel TSX gains

Markets rise amid interest rate optimism while energy stocks fuel TSX gains

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 250 points Tuesday amid a broad-based rally led by energy stocks, while U.S. markets also rose on hopes that interest rates may have reached their peak.
Growing municipal funding, cutting homelessness among new Manitoba premier's plans

Growing municipal funding, cutting homelessness among new Manitoba premier's plans

WINNIPEG — Manitoba premier-designate Wab Kinew is promising more funding to municipalities, but there are no details yet. Kinew spoke separately with Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham and Kam Blight, head of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities.
Burnout, despair facing workers on front lines of poverty and homelessness in Canada

Burnout, despair facing workers on front lines of poverty and homelessness in Canada

Canadians who work with people facing homelessness and hunger say their colleagues are carrying growing emotional burdens as demand for services soars beyond what their organizations can provide.
Cannabis Act review finds companies struggling to profit, health experts supportive

Cannabis Act review finds companies struggling to profit, health experts supportive

OTTAWA — A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain financial viability.
Raptors' first-ever head coach Brendan Malone dead at 81

Raptors' first-ever head coach Brendan Malone dead at 81

The Toronto Raptors' first-ever head coach Brendan Malone has died. He was 81. The Denver Nuggets announced his passing on social media Tuesday. The cause of death was not released.
RCMP launches investigation into Ontario's Greenbelt land swap

RCMP launches investigation into Ontario's Greenbelt land swap

TORONTO — The RCMP has launched an investigation into the Ontario government's decision to open up parts of the protected Greenbelt for housing development, a probe the premier's office said the province will co-operate with.
P.E.I. councillor tells mayor he won't resign over anti-Indigenous sign

P.E.I. councillor tells mayor he won't resign over anti-Indigenous sign

MURRAY HARBOUR, P.E.I. — Despite growing calls for his resignation, a village councillor in Prince Edward Island allegedly won't step down from council after he displayed a sign on his property denying the existence of residential school graves. P.E.
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