TORONTO — Ontario’s largest and recently privatized electricity utility has spent $9 million to redesign bills and is proposing to spend an additional $6 million on the project. Hydro One has come under fire for spending since the Liberal government sold more than half of the company, notably for itsRead More

Toronto: Enjoy the mild weather while it lasts. Toronto is in for some snow, and then another blast of cold weather this weekend. On Thursday morning, Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Toronto, Hamilton, and the regions of Halton, Peel, York, and Durham, warning that a “very strongRead More

SHERBROOKE, Que. – Twelve jurors convened in the Lac-Megantic railway disaster trial are set to begin their first day of deliberations in a Sherbrooke, Quebec courthouse. Tom Harding, Richard Labrie and Jean Demaitre are charged with criminal negligence in the tragedy that killed 47 people in July 2013 when aRead More

HAMILTON — Justin Trudeau took a light-hearted jab at what critics might call his penchant for tropical vacations Wednesday as he prepares for another stop on his cross-country town hall tour. In Hamilton for the second of a series of cross-country question-and-answer sessions with Canadians, Trudeau made the crack duringRead More

TORONTO – A report by CIBC says the recent strength in Canada’s labour market runs deeper than just the 420,000 jobs added last year. CIBC deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal says the economy also saw average wage earnings grow and the creation of more higher-paying jobs last year than low-payingRead More

TORONTO — A woman who had to be rescued after scaling a construction crane in Toronto last year has been granted an absolute discharge after pleading guilty to mischief. Marisa Lazo, 23, was stranded for hours after climbing a crane at a downtown construction site in the middle of theRead More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – A new study suggests the practice of placing police officers in certain southern Ontario high schools made students feel safer while building good relationships with law enforcement. The study from Carleton University examined the School Resource Officer program at high schools in Peel Region — which isRead More

HALIFAX – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau begins a new series of town hall meetings in Nova Scotia tonight. He will hold a public town hall at Sackville High School in the Halifax suburb of Lower Sackville starting at 7 p.m. It’s expected to be the first in a series ofRead More

TORONTO — TD Bank is acquiring artificial intelligence company Layer 6 AI for an undisclosed amount, as financial services companies increasingly look to harness the technology’s potential. Toronto-based Layer 6’s platform uses AI to analyze various forms of data to learn, and predict, how to serve customers in a personalizedRead More

HALIFAX — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wouldn’t commit Tuesday to testifying at a special meeting of the House of Commons ethics committee about his controversial trip to the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas. During an appearance on CBC Radio’s “Information Morning” in Halifax, Trudeau was asked directly whetherRead More