The Pentagon says it has secured a billion-dollar contract with Lockheed Martin to manufacture M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment for Canada and other allied countries.

An online notice this week says the U.S. defence company will create 17 such systems to address the “urgent needs” of their militaries.

Last October, the U.S. State Department approved the possible sale of the sophisticated rocket systems and related equipment to Canada.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit Canada’

TORONTO —

The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto says it will launch an independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse dating back to the 1970s and 1980s.

The music education and performance institute says former students have publicly shared accounts of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred when they were children and young adults, prompting the conservatory to undertake an internal review.

Once additional historical records are examined, the conservatory says it will launch an external investigation and find experts to assist.

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The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of legislation that limits the ability of members of a spy watchdog committee to use their parliamentary privilege to speak out.

The top court’s 8-1 decision settles a thorny legal question about the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, better known as NSICOP.

The committee, composed of MPs and senators from various parties, has access to highly classified information.

Ordinarily, MPs and senators can claim parliamentary immunity from prosecution for statements made in Parliament.

However, members of

The Toronto Raptors look to extend their season when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of their NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinal.

The Cavaliers took a 3-2 lead in the series and pushed the Raptors to the brink of elimination with a 125-120 win at home on Wednesday.

The Raptors have proved to be a match for the heavily favoured Cavaliers, who boast a lineup featuring stars James Harden, Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell.

Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and rookie Collin Murray-Boyles have

Police in York Region and Toronto have received judicial authorization to release the photo of a youth suspected in two separate synagogue shootings in the GTA last month.

Investigators say the front doors of Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue on Clark Avenue near York Hill Boulevard were struck by gunfire just before midnight on March 7.

Police say there were two people inside at the time of the shooting, but no one was injured.

A short time later, Toronto police were called to the area of Glencairn Avenue and Bathurst Street for reports of

The Toronto Maple Leafs wanted a shot to talk to one of the most successful general managers in the NHL.

The Tampa Bay Lightning said no.

The Leafs were denied permission to interview Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois for a role at the helm of hockey operations, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on on Friday.

“I don’t think anyone is shocked to hear that the Lightning would say no,” Friedman said. “I do think they asked permission to speak to him and were rejected.”

MISSISSAUGA — Mercedes‑Benz Group AG has named veteran company executive Susann Mayhead as the new head of its Canadian operations, effective Friday.

Mayhead takes over as president and chief executive of Mercedes-Benz Canada from Andreas Tetzloff, who has chosen to leave the company at his own request.

Mayhead joined Daimler Financial Services in 2000 and held senior roles in Europe, the United States, and Canada.

She was appointed managing director and CEO of Mercedes‑Benz Financial Services for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg

Durham Regional Police say a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault and a series of indecent acts at a Pickering mall has been identified and arrested, thanks in large part to tips from the public.

Investigators say the first incident occurred on March 26, when a man entered a clothing store in The Shops at Pickering City Centre, at 1355 Kingston Road. While inside a changeroom, he allegedly exposed his genitals to customers and staff.

A week later, on April 2, the same suspect returned

MEXICO CITY (AP) — is sinking by nearly 10 inches (about 25 centimeters) a year, according to new satellite imagery released this week by NASA, making it one of the world’s fastest-subsiding metropolises.

One of the world’s most sprawling and populated urban areas, at 3,000 square miles (about 7,800 square kilometers) and some 22 million people, the Mexican capital and surrounding cities were built atop an ancient lake bed. Many downtown