TORONTO — Drug company Apotex Health Corp. has priced its initial public offering at $24 per share.

In its final prospectus, the company says it will issue 54,166,670 shares in the offering that is expected to see gross proceeds total $1.3 billion. That’s more than an earlier plan by the company to sell $1 billion in shares.

Apotex says the offering includes a treasury offering of 35,416,666 shares for

Peel Regional Police (PRP) say a woman is in custody and facing impaired driving charges after a fully marked cruiser was rear‑ended during a traffic stop on Dixie Road late Tuesday night.

The collision happened around 11:09 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Dixie Road just north of Dundas Street East, where officers had pulled over another vehicle. Police say the cruiser was struck from behind by a northbound driver.

Initial reports indicated the driver was taken to the hospital with what were believed to

Dylan Cease said he felt some rust early in his splendid performance on Tuesday night.

Through the lens of Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider, he showed why the team signed him during the off-season.

Cease threw 11 strikeouts, only allowing three hits, one walk and one run in six innings of work in Toronto’s 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The right-hander made his first start since landing on the 15-day injured list with a hamstring strain.

“It’

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — This election year is déjà vu for Sen. Susan Collins — the Maine Republican is running for reelection as Democrats pin their hopes on a new candidate to defeat her. Last time, it was state lawmaker Sara Gideon. This time, it’s combat veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner .

But Collins has proven to be a hard target for Democrats over the years — even for candidates without the baggage of Platner, who has faced criticism for his relationships with women ,

When Elisha Cuthbert signed on to portray single mom Sue Florek in “Every Year After,” the highly anticipated TV adaptation of Carley Fortune’s debut novel, she had her work cut out for her.

The character is the emotional heart of the show, but her screen time is fleeting: she dies at the beginning of the series and is seen only in flashbacks.

“Even when Sue’s not there, she’s so present throughout all the show,” Cuthbert said on a video call.

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OTTAWA — The federal government will introduce legislation today addressing social media and AI chatbot safety.

Ottawa is set to introduce legislation to enact what the government is calling the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act.

It’s expected to be introduced later today, with Culture Minister Marc Miller holding a news conference at 5 p.m. ET after a technical briefing.

The government says the legislation will make social media platforms and AI chatbots safer for children.

The bill is expected to include a ban on

TORONTO — Days before the start of FIFA World Cup, brothers Adis and Amir Mrakovic sat outside their deli with Bosnian coffees in copper pots on the table, watching a staff member hang a Bosnian flag beside a Canadian one on the roof.

Mrakovic Fine Foods is a family-owned Eastern European deli tucked into a residential corner of Etobicoke, in Toronto’s west end. When Canada takes on Bosnia-Herzegovina in its opening World Cup match in Toronto on Friday, the brothers will be turning their parking lot into a

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate announcement this morning after a turbulent period of economic data.

The central bank is widely expected to deliver a fifth consecutive hold to its benchmark rate, which stands at 2.25 per cent.

The Bank of Canada has largely kept to the sidelines this year as it waits for more clarity on how the Iran war and U.S. trade uncertainty will impact economic growth and inflation.

Statistics Canada says the economy contracted marginally in the first quarter on