Ontario News

TORONTO — The Juno Awards say a controversial "deep fake" song featuring unauthorized sound-alike vocals of Drake and the Weeknd won't be eligible at next year's celebration of Canadian music.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — As one of soccer's most outspoken commentators, Gary Neville is used to getting abuse from fans.

TORONTO — Equifax Canada says credit card balances hit an all-time high of $107.4 billion in the second quarter of 2023, in a sign financial stress continued to build in the face of inflation and rising interest rates.

TORONTO (AP) — Texas right-hander Max Scherzer will miss the rest of the regular season, and likely wouldn't be able to pitch in the playoffs if the Rangers make the postseason, because of a strained muscle in his shoulder.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays aren't happy about getting blown out in three critical games either. Fans booed the Blue Jays off the field after a lacklustre 10-0 loss to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.

TORONTO (AP) — Jordan Montgomery and two relievers combined on a five-hitter, Nathaniel Lowe and Mitch Garver each hit three-run home runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-0 on Wednesday night to move 1 1/2 games ahead of slumping

LONDON, Ont. — The federal government is trying to channel the anger it's facing over the lack of affordable housing into a challenge for municipalities.

Ontario's education minister has asked a school board west of Toronto to immediately stop its so-called "weeding" of school libraries after concerns were raised about how it was carrying out the process of assessing and removing older books.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,278.94, up 55.86 points): Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Healthcare. Down 26 cents, or 14.29 per cent, to $1.56 on 24.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted a small gain Wednesday while U.S. stock markets were mixed after the latest report on inflation south of the border showed an acceleration in August. U.S. inflation last month was 3.