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RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says light vehicle sales in April were still below pre-pandemic levels, at 144,069 units compared with 180,616 in April 2019. Sales in April were also slightly below March, and up just 2.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Loblaw Companies Ltd. raised its dividend 10 per cent as it reported a profit available to common shareholders of $418 million for its first quarter.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its revenue also moved lower. The gold miner, which keeps its books in U.S.

ORILLIA, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police have issued a public safety warning about packages containing a potentially lethal substance being mailed out across the province.

TORONTO — Canadian retail sector investor Doug Putman is opening a new home store retailer in 21 former Bed Bath & Beyond and buybuy BABY locations across Canada.

TORONTO — It was a relationship that lasted a lifetime: Gordon Lightfoot got his start at Massey Hall as a teenager, and never stopped returning to the Toronto venue, no matter how successful he became.

TORONTO — Ontario's lack of a long COVID strategy has led the health sector to cobble together "fragmented" clinics that are at risk of closure and may lead to little to no support for patients, internal Ministry of Health documents warn.

TORONTO — What was supposed to be a 10-minute short film about July Talk's drive-in concerts at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic grew into a full-fledged documentary that traced the band's formation and a health crisis for one of its members.

TORONTO — When Elon Musk took over Twitter last November, he quickly turned his attention to the platform's highly sought-after status symbol: the blue verification check mark.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe watched his team commit two mistakes — blunders he didn't see in the first round of the playoffs — that directly led to goals against.