Ontario News

TORONTO — Jobs are being cut as Hudson's Bay Co. spins out some of its brands into a new entity called Saks Global. A Saks Global spokesperson says operational functions from across the businesses are being brought under one leadership team.

TORONTO — Chris Bassitt declared everyone in the Toronto Blue Jays organization should bear the blame for its shoddy season.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed a national rise in crime and the recent killing of an Ontario teenager on what he calls failed Liberal and NDP policies. Poilievre delivered a stump speech in London, Ont.

OTTAWA — Dru Brown has the Ottawa Redblacks in unfamiliar territory. Ottawa (4-2) hosts the Calgary Stampeders (3-3) on Friday night.

Abbott is warning that sensors on some of its blood sugar monitoring systems may need to be replaced to prevent inaccurate readings.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked lower Thursday, weighed down by losses in the industrial sector, while U.S. markets were mixed. A better-than-expected U.S.

TORONTO — A two-year-old Masai giraffe died at the Toronto Zoo on Thursday while undergoing a medical procedure. The zoo says the giraffe, called Matu, stopped breathing and died while under general anesthesia during a castration procedure.

TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police officers are now the highest paid in the province, their union says, after they ratified a four-year deal last week. The contract covers 2023 to 2026 and the officers will see raises of 4.

OTTAWA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has rolled over on plans to require dog owners crossing the border from Canada to fill out onerous paperwork this summer, the agency announced Monday.

TORONTO — Call it Taylor's Toronto, at least for a month. Toronto councillors have voted to temporarily mark a route through the downtown core with signs honouring megastar Taylor Swift when she brings her Eras tour to the city later this year.