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RBC reports Q1 profit down as expenses, provisions for credit losses rise

RBC reports Q1 profit down as expenses, provisions for credit losses rise

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada saw profits slip in the first quarter as it joined other banks in setting more money aside for tougher economic conditions ahead, though like others it also benefited from higher capital markets revenue as the uncertain

Toronto's Taste of the Danforth set for August return after three-year hiatus

TORONTO — A popular street festival in Toronto's Greektown is set to make its return this summer after a three-year hiatus. Organizers say the Taste of the Danforth will take place Aug. 11 to Aug. 13. Coun.
Bell and Telus customers will face higher roaming rates beginning next week

Bell and Telus customers will face higher roaming rates beginning next week

TORONTO — Some Canadians will pay more to use their cellphones while travelling abroad beginning next week. Telus and Bell say they are raising roaming rates, effective March 8 and 9, respectively.
City drops plan to create formal event space at Hanlan's Point in Toronto Island Park

City drops plan to create formal event space at Hanlan's Point in Toronto Island Park

TORONTO — The City of Toronto has dropped plans for a formal event space near Hanlan's Point Beach in response to concerns it could jeopardize the LGBTQ space on Toronto Island Park.
Veteran receiver Dontrelle Inman returns to Toronto Argonauts

Veteran receiver Dontrelle Inman returns to Toronto Argonauts

TORONTO — Dontrelle Inman is back with the Toronto Argonauts. The 34-year-old signed with the CFL club after seven seasons in the NFL with Washington, the L.A. Chargers (twice), Indianapolis (twice) and Chicago.
Bargaining for Ontario hospital nurses enters mediation

Bargaining for Ontario hospital nurses enters mediation

TORONTO — The Ontario Nurses' Association is starting mediation today with the Ontario Hospital Association in what the nurses call a "last-ditch effort" to reach a negotiated settlement.
Aecon Group selling Ontario road building business for $235 million

Aecon Group selling Ontario road building business for $235 million

TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc. has signed a deal to sell its road building business in Ontario to Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. (GIP) for $235 million in cash.
TikTok ban should make companies review social media, device policies, experts say

TikTok ban should make companies review social media, device policies, experts say

TORONTO — The federal government's move to ban TikTok on its phones should make companies think twice about their data policies and consider blocking the app on its own devices, academics say.
Ontario public health units press province for more stable funding

Ontario public health units press province for more stable funding

TORONTO — Ontario's public health units are calling on the government to stop using one-time funding to bridge a gap it created four years ago, and to provide them with a predictable source of money as they address a backlog of services built up over
Siakam leads as Raptors fend off Bulls 104-98; VanVleet has nine assists in return

Siakam leads as Raptors fend off Bulls 104-98; VanVleet has nine assists in return

TORONTO — Although Fred VanVleet is thrilled with the birth of his third child, he was also excited to return to the Toronto Raptors' lineup. Just don't tell his fiancée that.
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