Ontario: Former Etobicoke politician Chris Stockwell has died. Stockwell represented Etobicoke in the Ontario legislature for 13 years, holding a number of ministerial portfolios in the Progressive Conservative governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. He also served as speaker of the legislature from 1996 to 1999. Interim Ontario PCRead More

TORONTO – The former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party, who stepped down from his position late last month amid allegations of sexual misconduct, said Sunday he can disprove the accusations. In a lengthy Facebook post, Patrick Brown wrote that he has been investigating the allegations reported by CTV News.Read More

OTTAWA – The president of the federal Conservatives says the party is reviewing all internal policies in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against former MPs. Scott Lamb says the review is on top of a promised third-party investigation into how one, Rick Dykstra, remained a candidate in 2015 despiteRead More

VANCOUVER — The public perception of political interference in criminal trials places the independence of Canada’s judiciary system at risk, lawyers say. Concerns have been raised following federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s comments on the acquittal of a white farmer charged in the death of an Indigenous man in Saskatchewan.Read More

Ontario, Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown says he’s contemplating legal action to restore his reputation in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, which he calls “absolute lies.” Brown, who had already strongly denied the allegations, gave his first interview since stepping down from his position last month toRead More

OTTAWA — Doug Ford committed Saturday to running for a seat in the Ontario legislature this June even if he loses the leadership race for the province’s Progressive Conservatives. But Ford said he’s confident he can translate a history of electoral success in Toronto into a win provincially, not justRead More

Toronto, A special weather statement has been issued for Toronto and the GTA ahead of yet another snowfall. According to the weather agency, the snow will begin falling later this morning or early this afternoon and will persist into the evening. Between five and 10 centimetres is expected to fall,Read More

Toronto: People who use the TTC every day are less likely to say they are satisfied with the service than more infrequent riders, a new poll has found. The poll of 977 randomly selected Toronto residents conducted by Forum Research found that about 66 per cent of respondents are eitherRead More

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Ronald Reagan’s free trade legacy will be on full display later today when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his last plea to lawmakers to keep American doors open to trade. The Reagan library in Simi Valley will serve as the backdrop for a speech Trudeau willRead More

OTTAWA — Andrew Scheer is expected to promise today that a Conservative government would pursue a free trade deal with the United Kingdom. A pledge to negotiate a bilateral deal with the U.K. was part of Scheer’s leadership campaign platform and he’s expected to repeat that vow today in aRead More