TORONTO – The candidates vying to lead the Ontario Progressive Conservative party will square off today in an hour-long debate in Toronto. Former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford, ex-MPP and past Ontario health-care ombudsman Christine Elliott, lawyer and businesswoman Caroline Mulroney and social conservative advocate Tanya Granic Allen are competingRead More

TORONTO — Former Sears Canada workers are hoping they can recoup a $270-million pension fund shortfall with a motion they will file in court later today. The workers are asking for a litigation trustee to be appointed to examine about $3 billion in payments made to shareholders since 2005, whenRead More

TORONTO — Patrick Brown has stepped up his campaign to defend himself against sexual misconduct allegations, challenging his accusers to take their complaints to police and lashing out at CTV News as the broadcaster reported one of the women quoted in its original story has now changed a key detailRead More

Miniature horses, monkeys and pigs can legally fly as emotional support animals on at least one Canadian airline but an advocate for travellers says the vast majority of jet-setting comfort animals are far less exotic and are a truly necessary accommodation for people with disabilities. Unusual animal encounters at theRead More

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau will meet with the family of Colten Boushie in the angry aftermath of a not-guilty verdict in the First Nation man’s shooting death. A spokesman for the prime minister says Trudeau is looking forward to listening to the family and his heart goes out to Boushie’sRead More

TORONTO — Hydro One Ltd. topped expectations as it reported its fourth-quarter profit was up more than 20 per cent compared with a year ago. The parent company of Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution utility says it earned a profit attributable to common shareholders of $155 million or 26Read More

TORONTO — The plunge in global stock markets over the past week has dragged down the Canadian dollar and oil prices, but some market observers see signs the loonie’s fortunes will change this year even as the Canadian dollar continued its slide Monday. The loonie is down slightly in theRead More

OTTAWA — With so much uncertainty surrounding trade and competitiveness, private-sector economists will press Finance Minister Bill Morneau to keep his fiscal powder dry when they gather later this week for a pre-budget meeting. Morneau is scheduled to sit down Friday in Toronto with leading economists at a roundtable thatRead More

Toronto, City council has approved the 2018 operating and capital budget which includes a moderate property tax hike for Toronto residents but freezes TTC fares for a year. The 2018 tax-supported balanced budget of $11.12 billion was approved by council around 10 p.m. on Monday. “Today, city council approved aRead More

Ontario, A group of protesters crowded into council chambers this morning, demanding that the mayor and city council do more to immediately add additional beds to the city’s shelter system. During Monday’s council meeting, where councillors are debating the proposed capital and operating budgets for 2018, about 75 members ofRead More