Ontario, Jan 26 The sudden resignation of Patrick Brown amid allegations of sexual misconduct has not dented the popularity of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party, according to a new poll from Forum Research. The poll of 751 randomly selected voters was conducted on Thursday, just hours after an early-morning statementRead More

Ottawa, Jan 26 A longtime Tory MPP says that she shared information about Patrick Brown with party officials on ‘two or three’ occasions prior to his abrupt resignation amid sexual misconduct allegations. PC MPP Lisa MacLeod made the comment to reporters ahead of a caucus meeting to appoint a newRead More

North York, Police will hold a news conference this afternoon to provide an update on the deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman. The billionaire couple was found dead inside their mansion on Old Colony Road in North York on Dec. 15. An autopsy at the time determined that the coupleRead More

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation slowed in December compared with November as gains in the price of gasoline slowed. The agency says the consumer price index for the final month of 2017 was up 1.9 per cent compared with the same month a year earlier.Read More

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she will not seek a snap election before the scheduled June vote following the Opposition leader’s decision to step down amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Wynne says it’s too early to know what impact Patrick Brown’s resignation as Progressive Conservative leader will haveRead More

DAVOS, Switzerland — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is saluting the courage of the women who have levied allegations of sexual misconduct against the former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party. Patrick Brown resigned as leader overnight after CTV News reported that two women have come forward with graphic sexualRead More

Toronto:  The province’s police watchdog has charged a Toronto police officer with assault after a cyclist was injured during an interaction with the constable in October. The incident occurred at around 5 p.m. on Oct. 10 in the area of Queens Quay, west of Yonge Street. In a news releaseRead More

DAVOS, Switzerland — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canada will double its commitment to the Global Partnership for Education fund. Speaking in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum, with global education advocate Malala Yousafzai seated beside him, Trudeau said an additional $180 million will be provided toRead More

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it doesn’t expect to turn a profit on the sale of marijuana this year after recreational pot is legalized this summer. Finance Minister Charles Sousa says the province will not be including a projection for pot revenues or profits in its upcoming spring budget.Read More

VANCOUVER — A tsunami warning issued for coastal British Columbia was cancelled Tuesday morning after people living along the province’s coast evacuated to higher ground after a powerful earthquake struck off Alaska. Residents along the province’s coast were woken by warning sirens shortly after the quake with a magnitude ofRead More