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TORONTO — The CEOs of Canada's big banks say the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed their companies to balance quickly adapting to new consumer habits with a careful approach to combating economic pressures.

TORONTO — Amazon.com plans to open two new distribution centres in Ontario that will create more than 2,500 new full-time jobs.

TORONTO — A new report finds immigrants, refugees and other newcomers accounted for nearly 44 per cent of Ontario's COVID-19 cases in the first half of the year.

Toronto police say they've arrested a group of 11 people and charged them with a combined 95 offences in an effort to slow the city's gun violence problems.

TORONTO — Flexible work arrangements, affordable child-care offerings and training for new jobs are all key to helping women recover from a "she-cession," says the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

TORONTO — The investment manager for Canada's national retirement fund has named Edwin Cass as its first-ever chief investment officer, a position that's being created to reflect the growing size of its fund.

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in August rose nearly seven per cent compared with July.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The leaders of the two provinces hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are meeting in Mississauga, Ont., today to discuss economic recovery and health preparedness.

Toronto-Dominion Bank is facing a class action lawsuit over its refusal to pay travel insurance claims following trip cancellations triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ottawa police say a man has been charged with what they describe as a hate-motivated assault after he allegedly shouted homophobic slurs and threw objects at people on a patio last week. They say the alleged incident took place on Sept.