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Air Canada pushing for government intervention as clock ticks on labour talks

Air Canada pushing for government intervention as clock ticks on labour talks

Air Canada and business leaders are asking Ottawa to be ready to intervene in the airline's labour talks with its pilots with time running out before a potential shutdown, but so far the government has said the two sides need to work things out thems
S&P/TSX composite up more than 1%, U.S. stock markets also rise

S&P/TSX composite up more than 1%, U.S. stock markets also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than one per cent Thursday on the back of the base metal, energy and industrial sectors, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 263.97 points at 23,475.14.
TTC ending free public Wi-Fi service in subway stations at end of the year

TTC ending free public Wi-Fi service in subway stations at end of the year

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission is ending free public Wi-Fi at its subway stations at the end of the year, citing a steep drop in rider usage along with reliability, security and cost concerns.
Ontario woman facing weapon charge says she was playing with a water gun

Ontario woman facing weapon charge says she was playing with a water gun

A Simcoe, Ont., woman is facing a charge of assault with a weapon over an incident involving a neighbour, but she says the weapon in question was a water gun.
Conservatives say they have solution for online harassment after Liberals 'failed'

Conservatives say they have solution for online harassment after Liberals 'failed'

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says her party will introduce a bill in the House of Commons next week to protect people from online harassment.

Canada's consul general in New York at House committee today about official residence

OTTAWA — Canada's consul general in New York is meeting with MPs today to talk about the purchase of his official residence.
Man killed, another injured in Toronto west end stabbing

Man killed, another injured in Toronto west end stabbing

Toronto police say a stabbing in the city’s west end has killed one person and left another wounded. Police say they received reports of an altercation between a group of people at Lakeshore Boulevard West and Islington Avenue shortly after 6 a.m.
More layoffs coming for employees who worked at Ontario Science Centre

More layoffs coming for employees who worked at Ontario Science Centre

TORONTO — More workers at the Ontario Science Centre are set to lose their jobs as the abruptly shuttered east-Toronto attraction contemplates a move to a temporary home, potentially in a neighbouring city.
Household debt-to-income ratio down in Q2, debt service ratio up: Statistics Canada

Household debt-to-income ratio down in Q2, debt service ratio up: Statistics Canada

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the amount Canadians owe relative to their income ticked lower in the second quarter. The agency says household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable income fell to 175.
Canaccord Genuity buying Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Ltd.

Canaccord Genuity buying Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Ltd.

TORONTO — Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. has signed a deal to buy wealth management business Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Ltd.
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