88 m. ago CN Proudly Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of its Privatization

MONTREAL, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thirty years ago today, on November 17th, 1995, CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) shares were offered in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges, raising C$2.25 billion. At the time, it was the largest IPO in Canadian history. Founded in 1919, CN […]

Culture

2 h. ago Keep Water Public Coalition: Conservative Government’s Bill 60 Turns Water Into a Business and Threatens Public Health

TORONTO — With the Ford Conservatives expected to pass Bill 60, the Keep Water Public coalition warns the legislation risks making water less affordable and less safe, eroding public-health protections and allowing corporate-control to raise water rates. Keep Water Public is a campaign by The Council of Canadians, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment […]

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2 h. ago Former Oiler Troy Stecher finding a home in Toronto Maple Leafs' lineup

'I don’t think it came down to me being a poor player ... just numbers'

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3 h. ago Constellation Software’s Harris Operating Group Completes Agreement to Acquire TECVIA Holding GmbH

TORONTO, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Constellation Software Inc. (“Constellation”) (TSX: CSU) today announced that its Harris operating group has completed the acquisition of TECVIA Holding GmbH. About Constellation: Constellation acquires, manages and builds vertical market software businesses that provide mission critical software solutions. For more information, contact: Constellation Software Inc. Jamal BakshChief Financial […]

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3 h. ago RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Announces November 2025 Distribution

TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (“RioCan”) (TSX: REI.UN) today announced a distribution of 9.65 cents per unit for the month of November. The distribution will be payable on December 5, 2025, to unitholders of record as at November 28, 2025. About RioCan RioCan meets the everyday shopping needs of Canadians through the ownership, […]

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3 h. ago Police treating ‘deplorable’ Yorkville fire as targeted homicide

Just after 8 p.m., police and fire responded to calls for an incident at a home in the area of Avenue Road and Boswell Avenue, just north of Bloor Street. 

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3 h. ago Toronto police treating ‘deplorable’ Yorkville fire as targeted homicide

Just after 8 p.m., police and fire responded to calls for an incident at a home in the area of Avenue Road and Boswell Avenue, just north of Bloor Street. 

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4 h. ago Celebrating the 2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurs Driving Canada’s Growth: 2025 CQCC Award Winners Announced

TORONTO, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At a time when more than 100,000 2SLGBTQI+-owned businesses contribute over $22 billion to Canada’s economy and employ more than 435,000 Canadians, the Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce (CQCC) is shining a national spotlight on the leaders driving this impact. At its milestone 10th Annual Black & White […]

Economics

4 h. ago Blue Jays legend Edwin Encarnacion added to Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

Three-time all-star was one of 12 new nominees up for enshrinement in Cooperstown.

Sport

4 h. ago How new defenceman Troy Stecher could set example for the Maple Leafs

Troy Stecher, all 5-foot-10 and 184 pounds of him, has arrived in Toronto with a chip on his shoulder. That was the word on Monday from the Maple Leafs’ latest defenceman following his first practice at the Ford Performance Centre, where he was on a pairing with Dakota Mermis. “Where do you want me to […]

Events

4 h. ago Financial 15 Split Corp. Announces Overnight Offering of Preferred Shares

A high-quality portfolio consisting of North American Financial Services Companies TORONTO, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Financial 15 Split Corp. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce it will undertake an offering of Preferred Shares (TSX: FTN.PR.A) of the Company. The offering will be led by National Bank Financial Inc. The sales period of this […]

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4 h. ago Iconic Toronto Star building to be transformed into new hotel

The former Toronto Star building at 1 Yonge St. has been spared from demolition, at least for now.The 1970-built office tower that has been without an anchor tenant for three years will be converted into a hotel as part of a transformative redevelopment currently taking over the skyline.Developer Pinnacle International announced on Monday that it had filed plans with the City of Toronto to convert the 25-storey office tower into a hotel, with 468 guest rooms, a new grand lobby, and a ballroom.The Toronto Star building was home to its namesake newspaper for 50 years, vacating in 2022 for new digs a few kilometres to the west at The Well.Pinnacle notes that a designer and hotel operator have not yet been selected, but intends to "bring the building's existing character into dialogue with the new Pinnacle One Yonge towers."Previously targeted for demolition — with permits even filed ahead of its widely-anticipated teardown — the building is now targeted for a ...

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5 h. ago Fairweather too ‘downmarket,’ unsuitable to take over HBC space in Yorkdale: Oxford

TORONTO — Mall landlord Oxford is fighting another real estate firm to keep Fairweather Ltd. from reviving the defunct Les Ailes de la Mode department store at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto. In new court documents, Oxford is arguing Fairweather is not suitable for the former Hudson’s Bay space measuring more than 300,000 square feet […]

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6 h. ago What Canada can learn from Toronto’s little train that couldn’t

Opinion: The city's Crosstown debacle is a brain-numbing example of a singular bureaucratic skill — avoiding accountability

Transport

6 h. ago Nicolas Roy becomes latest addition to Maple Leafs’ growing injury list

Centre is suffering from an upper-body injury, coach Craig Berube said after practice on Monday.

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6 h. ago La mairie de Toronto hisse le drapeau palestinien en soutien à son indépendance

Le drapeau flotte au-dessus de l’hôtel de ville pour le 37e anniversaire de la déclaration d’indépendance palestinienne.

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7 h. ago La Victoire affrontera les Sceptres de Toronto au Centre Bell en décembre

Il s’agira du troisième match de la formation montréalaise au domicile du Canadien.

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7 h. ago Eglinton Crosstown LRT station opens for GO trains, route still without completion date

Mount Dennis Station opened its doors to GO train passengers and people riding on Toronto buses, marking the first part of the Eglinton LRT to start accepting passengers.

Transport

7 h. ago ‘I’m so grateful I got to be your mom’: Toronto woman who suffocated her 2 sons sentenced to life

Court heard the 27-year-old Toronto woman was left a paraplegic as a result of a failed suicide attempt on the night she murdered her sons.

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8 h. ago Plan to transform Toronto office building into huge tower slapped down by City

An ambitious plan to plop a tower on top of an existing office building has been slapped down by planners.The late 2021 proposal from Slate Asset Management, seeking to add new levels above the Modernist-style 1968-built Padulo Building at 1 St. Clair W., has hit a snag. A new report recommends that City Council refuse the proposed 49-storey development, throwing a wrench in the Gensler-designed development.And the impending refusal actually has nothing to do with height.First tabled in December 2021, the plan calls for the current 12-storey office building to be retained, expanded, and modernized, while two neighbouring low-rises at 11 and 13 St. Clair W. — home to Shenanigans Pub and a Pizzaiolo location — would be razed to make way for the new building.The office building would be renovated and expanded, while the two retail properties on the right would be torn down. Image via Google Street View.However, a Nov. 10 report recommending refusal of the project cuts the p...

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