Ottawa tells CRTC to change course on increasing streamers' financial contributions

OTTAWA - Ottawa is directing the CRTC to back down on its recent decision to triple streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content, and will instead provide $600 million to the

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Scotiabank raises dividend, reports $2.6B Q2 profit, up from $2B a year earlier

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TORONTO - The Bank of Nova Scotia raised its quarterly dividend as it reported a second-quarter profit of $2.63 billion,

Doug Ford gave mayors powers to build homes. Join us at noon to discuss what they actually did

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We’re inviting you to ask Star journalists questions about their months-long investigation into the use of strong-mayor powers across Ontario. In 2022, Doug

Israel says it killed new Hamas military leader in Gaza

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that it targeted and killed the new leader of Hamas’ military

Stratford Festival's lavish revival of ‘The Tempest’ makes this revenge comedy work for today

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The Tempest By William Shakespeare, directed by Antoni Cimolino. Until Oct. 24 at the Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St., Stratford,

HST rebate boosts sales of new single-family homes in Toronto region, but condos still lagging

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The expanded HST rebate is having an immediate impact on the new build sector for single-family home sales, but condo

Hacky sacks (yes, hacky sacks) are mega popular at Ottawa high schools again

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Now, there are over 26,000 videos on the social media platform tagged “#hackysack,” and almost 50,000 tagged “#sack.” Algorithms are

Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault expected to quit Carney government: sources

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OTTAWA — Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault is expected to announce Wednesday that he will resign as a Liberal MP,

Inclusion groups sign open letter calling on Ottawa to halt MAID for mental illness

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OTTAWA — Ninety disability advocacy and mental health organizations have signed an open letter urging the federal Liberals to permanently

Ontario municipal councillors to face stiffer ethics penalties

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Ontario municipal councillors could soon be removed from office for violating a code of conduct under a provincial bill that