TORONTO – Hydro One is sending crews to the Boston and Baltimore areas to help restore power in the wake of the brutal nor’easter that hammered the U.S. and parts of Atlantic Canada last week. Along with tidal waves and coastal flooding, the storm caused power outages that left moreRead More

TORONTO — Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party, fending off criticisms about the system put in place to help select its new leader, has given members more time both to register for the right to vote and actually cast their ballots. A senior party source confirmed on Saturday that the organization hasRead More

Ottawa, March 3 Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced persistent criticism over a convicted Sikh extremist’s attendance at a Canadian event in Mumbai, nearly a week after the premier’s return from a trip to India. Opposition parties and editorialists heaped scorn on the prime minister and his Liberal governmentRead More

MONTREAL – Assil Bedewi loves the complex task of directing the movements of the dozens of aircraft that criss-cross her screen as they take off or come in for landing. As an air traffic controller for Nav Canada, it’s her responsibility to ensure the planes swooping in and out ofRead More

Toronto, A Toronto firefighter sustained several broken ribs after he fell from the roof of an abandoned row house while fighting a two-alarm fire overnight. The fire broke out at the row house on Mutual Street near Gerrard and Jarvis streets at around 3 a.m. Acting Chief Jim Jessop tellsRead More

Toronto, March 3 The opposition Conservative Party (CP) in Canada has decided to drop its motion in the House of Commons that many Sikhs in the country feared would have effectively labelled the community as “terrorists” looking to divide India. The now dumped February 27 motion was from two Conservatives,Read More

OTTAWA – The Ontario Progressive Conservatives’ efforts to leave behind weeks of unprecedented chaos took a hit Wednesday as candidates vying to replace ousted leader Patrick Brown painted a picture of a toxic party culture rife with allegations of corruption, bullying and electoral fraud. With a spring election looming, allRead More

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has given Status of Women Canada a major role to play in its feminist agenda and, now that the federal agency is set to grow into a full-size department, it could also be changing its name. “It’s a possibility,” Status of Women Minister Maryam MonsefRead More

Toronto, Mayor John Tory says that he is “staying tuned” for what he believes will be “good news” in the form of a commitment from the provincial government to help fund the construction of new transit in Toronto. Tory made the comment to reporters following a meeting with Premier KathleenRead More

An Air Canada flight was delayed at Pearson Airport this morning after the airline said a passenger’s cellphone caught fire on the plane. Peter Fitzpatrick, a spokesperson for Air Canada, said there were 266 customers on board the flight, which was headed to Vancouver. He said the phone caught fireRead More