Indigenous

TORONTO — Unifor says the likelihood of a strike at Ford Motor Co. is increasing as the expiry of the current contract approaches without a deal in place.

HALIFAX — Jen Powley, who pushed back with her writing and wisdom against systems that limited the lives of Nova Scotians with disabilities, has died at the age of 45.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford agreed Monday that the city of Toronto needs a "new deal" to address its growing financial pressures, but shot down two of the mayor's key requests for how to achieve that.

TORONTO — Ontario's Superior Court dismissed a Charter challenge launched by groups advocating for the rights of sex workers, ruling Monday that Canada's criminal laws on sex work are constitutional.

OTTAWA — Top executives from Canada's major grocery chains have agreed to work with the federal government on stabilizing prices, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Monday, but few details have been divulged about how that will be

OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" protesters were resistant to clearing the streets along Parliament Hill last year as lines of police in crowd-control gear attempted to push them out, a Quebec provincial police officer told an Ottawa courtroom Monday. Capt.

TORONTO — The woman who built Indigo Books & Music Inc. into a Canadian retail juggernaut is returning to the helm of the company just weeks after her retirement.

British Columbia MLA Adam Walker says he hopes to clear his name after what he called an "abrupt" decision by Premier David Eby to remove him from the NDP caucus over a human resources complaint.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,492.83, down 129.51 points): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down 41 cents, or 0.81 per cent, to $50.27 on 14.5 million shares.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals intend to introduce legislation soon that would eliminate the GST from new rental housing construction and backdate the change to mid-September regardless of when it becomes law, Housing Minister Sean Fraser said Monday.