TORONTO — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s daughter, Caroline, says while Canadians talk a lot about her father, it was her mother who taught her about conservatism. The Toronto lawyer running to lead the Ontario Tories says her mother’s immigrant experience has shaped her own politics. Caroline Mulroney says sheRead More

Ontario: A fourth candidate has announced her intention to run in the upcoming leadership race for Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party. Tanya Granic Allen – the president of Parents as First Educators – confirmed to CP24 on Thursday evening that she intends to run against Doug Ford, Christine Elliott and CarolineRead More

HALIFAX — Former New Democrat MP Peter Stoffer issued a series of public apologies Friday for behaviour he acknowledged was perceived as demeaning or inappropriate, saying he never intended to insult anyone or make them feel uncomfortable. Stoffer’s acknowledgment came a day after allegations of inappropriate touching and kissing wereRead More

OTTAWA — The number of jobs in Canada fell by 88,000 in January to give the labour market its steepest one-month drop in nine years, Statistics Canada said Friday. The overall number was dragged down by a loss of 137,000 part-time positions in what was easily the category’s largest one-monthRead More

 Toronto: The employee roll at Ben Zifkin’s Toronto-based startup is set to double over the coming year to handle the increase in users of his free service, a business-based social network known as Hubba. He knows he faces international competition for top talent, including the established tech ecosystem in SiliconRead More

TORONTO — A new study suggests nearly 90 per cent of Canadian organizations suffered at least one security breach last year and sensitive data was exposed almost half of the time. The survey found that one in five breaches was classified as “high impact” because sensitive customer or employee informationRead More

TORONTO – Workers at 17 Greater Toronto Area hotels have voted to stay with their current union despite raiding attempts from Unifor. Had Unifor’s efforts been successful, it would have stolen thousands of members from Unite Here Local 75. The hotel workers say they faced three weeks of pressure fromRead More

A drug that can help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose will soon be provided to secondary schools within the Toronto District School Board. On Wednesday night, the board approved a plan to train two to three staff members at each school on how to properly spot an overdoseRead More

OTTAWA — Less than two weeks before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to land in India, a popular Indian magazine has dedicated an issue to stories accusing Canada of being complicit in a rise in Sikh terrorism. Trudeau is undertaking a week-long state visit to India later this month,Read More

OTTAWA — Canada’s research community has long yearned for a consequential funding boost for science — and 2018 is poised to be its year. The Liberal government’s federal budget, now believed to be only a few weeks away, is expected to contain a major financial lift for basic scientific researchRead More