Ontario News

TORONTO — An Ontario regulator is warning real estate brokers and agents to be vigilant for fraudsters impersonating homeowners looking to sell properties.

TORONTO — Rugby Canada has joined other national sports organizations in signing an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the federal government program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport.

TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust raised its payment to unitholders as it reported a loss of $5 million in its fourth quarter. The real estate trust says it will now pay a monthly distribution of nine cents per unit, up from 8.5 cents.

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. reported its fourth-quarter profit and sales were up compared with year ago. The retailer says it earned net income attributable to shareholders of $531.9 million or $9.

TORONTO — John Tory, who shocked Toronto residents with his admission of an affair with a former staffer, submitted his formal resignation from the mayor's office late Wednesday shortly after councillors approved what became his final budget.

SARNIA, Ont. — Nolan Burke scored four goals to fuel the Sarnia Sting's dominant 9-1 victory over the Guelph Storm on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe has asked his players to take more ownership in key moments. Auston Matthews — back in the Maple Leafs' lineup following an injury absence — and William Nylander took their head coach's words to heart early on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Shopify Inc. executives warned investors and analysts that it is expecting personnel expenses to weigh on its 2023 outlook as it revealed its most recent quarter delivered a loss of US$623.6 million.

TORONTO — Losses in energy on Canada's main stock index were offset by gains in other sectors, with the index posting a minor gain Wednesday, while U.S. markets were also up. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 15.60 points at 20,720.39.

TORONTO — Kinross Gold Corp. says it saw a loss of US$106 million from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from a loss of $66.2 million during the same quarter a year earlier. The company, which reports in U.S.