Ontario News

TORONTO — Cannabis retailer Tokyo Smoke says it will be shuttering 29 of its stores as it seeks creditor protection. The closures are part of a restructuring the brand is carrying out under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.

TORONTO — Guy Maddin has built a career helming bewildering, dreamlike, avant-garde films, but the Winnipeg auteur's new dark political comedy “Rumours” may be his most accessible work yet.

A suspect in the murder of a Toronto-area woman whose burned remains were found earlier this month has fled Canada, police said Thursday, adding an international dimension to the weeks-long investigation.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained 100 points Thursday, led by gains in energy, technology and financials, while U.S. stock markets fizzled to a mixed close following earnings from Nvidia. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 100.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 16-year-old biennial event aimed at fostering business in the country's eastern Arctic and northern regions has been cancelled indefinitely as a dispute unfolds between Inuit and a Labrador group claiming to share their heritage.

An investigation into suspected gang activity in Durham Region led police to arrest 32 people and lay 184 charges, investigators said Thursday as they detailed allegations of firearms trafficking, drug crimes and fraud.

TORONTO — Onex Corp. says it has signed a deal to buy Farsound Aviation Ltd., a British company specialized in supplying aircraft parts for engine maintenance and repairs.

TORONTO — Swift Delivery, a horse co-owned by NFL star Travis Kelce, will run in the $125,000 Toronto Cup Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. Swift Delivery will break from the No. 4 post in the six-horse field.

TORONTO — Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reported its third-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago as it set aside less money for bad loans, bucking a trend seen this quarter among other banks. CIBC said Thursday its net income totalled $1.

SMITHS FALLS, ONT. — Ontario Provincial Police are offering a $50,000 reward that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case of a fatal suspected hit and run last year.