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Canada's main stock index edged slightly higher to a new record close Monday, helped by commodity price gains that lifted the energy and mining sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index inched up 18.

TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian groups have accused Toronto police of making advanced plans to use increased force against protesters at a weekend rally, an allegation police firmly rejected.

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Canada's Brad Gushue lost his first game at the world men's curling championship on Monday, dropping a 7-6 decision to Italy's Joel Retornaz at IWC Arena.

Sofia Vives has a tough act to follow this year. The affable American registered 122 wins and over US$3.5 million in earnings in 2023, her first full campaign as an apprentice jockey.

MONTREAL — Airlines and marine shippers have asked Ottawa to beef up funding for sustainable transport, money they hope will flow toward green supply chains and upgrades to existing infrastructure.

OTTAWA — The upcoming federal budget will include funding for a national school food program that will aim to provide meals to 400,000 more kids per year across the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.

Less than four years after it went public in what was the Toronto Stock Exchange's largest tech IPO ever, Nuvei Corp. is going private in a deal that values the company at US$6.3 billion.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says March home sales were up 9.9 per cent from last year as interprovincial migration to Alberta contributed to tight market conditions.

QUEBEC — Three Innu communities in Quebec are accusing the provincial government of acting in bad faith a year after the deadline passed to conclude a treaty that has been under negotiation for more than 40 years.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s police watchdog says it will start today collecting race-based data from the cases it investigates.