HALIFAX — The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is exploring the idea of selling electricity to Ontario. Natural Resources Minister Derrick Dalley says the commitment was made today with Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli at the 2015 Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference underway in Halifax. Dalley says the announcement followsRead More

OTTAWA — Tom Mulcair is jumping the starting gun for this fall’s election, hitting the campaign trail this week in the crucial battleground of Ontario. The NDP leader is launching an eight-day tour today designed to showcase his team, his policies and his party’s momentum in the province. Ontario accountsRead More

TORONTO — Allowing Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years to vote in federal elections would be unfair to those who live in Canada, Ontario’s top court ruled Monday. In a split decision, the Court of Appeal overturned a ruling that had restored the right of moreRead More

Tel Aviv, Jul 20 The Iran nuclear deal does not mean military action is off the table when it comes to stopping Tehran from obtaining an atomic bomb, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has said ahead of a visit to Israel. “One of the reasons why this deal is aRead More

SEOUL/BEIJING: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended controversial security bills that have sparked protests from voters worried they violate the country’s pacifist constitution, after polls showed a drop in popular support for his government. The security bills would allow Japan to exercise its right of collective self-defence, or to defendRead More

Ankara, July 20 At least 20 people were killed today in an explosion in a cultural centre in the Turkish town of Suruc near the border with Syria, local television reported. The cause of the blast in the town — which lies opposite the Syrian flashpoint of Kobane — wasRead More

Washington, July 20 Cuba and the US formally renewed diplomatic ties today, as embassies reopened in their respective capitals, a powerful move toward burying decades of enmity between the Cold War foes. A foreign policy legacy for President Barack Obama, the historic turnaround between two bitter foes has come aboutRead More

ATHENS: Greeks queued outside banks today as they reopened three weeks after closing to stop the system collapsing under a flood of withdrawals, the first cautious sign of a return to normal after a deal to start talks on a new package of bailout reforms. However capital controls will remainRead More

Berlin, July 20 The Philae comet lander has fallen silent, European scientists said on Monday, raising fears that it has moved again on its new home millions of miles from Earth. The fridge-sized robotic lab, which landed on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in November, last made contact on July 9 and effortsRead More

New Delhi, July 20 With labour reforms facing stiff resistance from trade unions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said changes in the laws will be carried out through consensus and in consultation with them. Inaugurating the 46th Indian Labour Conference here, he said, “Changes in the labour laws will beRead More