TORONTO — New stricter mortgage rules are expected to slow the housing market next year, but prices are still expected to rise about five per cent, according to a report by Royal LePage. In its market survey forecast, the real estate firm says its house price composite, which measures pricesRead More

Toronto: The City of Toronto is cracking down on residents who put trash in their recycling bins, as part of an effort to curb what has become a multi-million dollar problem. The general manager of Toronto’s Solid Waste Management Services Division tells CP24 that a small crew of city workersRead More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Quebec-born Justice Richard Wagner to be the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Wagner, 60, was born in Montreal and earned a law degree from the University of Ottawa in 1979. He practised law for more than 20 years,Read More

TORONTO — A man whose sexual assault conviction was overturned after an Ontario appeal court found the trial judge relied too heavily on “rape literature” will not face a new trial. Mandi Gray, the complainant in the case, says prosecutors told her Monday they would instead offer Mustafa Ururyar aRead More

OTTAWA — The Liberals retained two safe seats and the Conservatives hung onto a safe seat of their own in three of four federal byelections held Monday. But the results were just starting to trickle in late Monday in the one riding — British Columbia’s South Surrey-White Rock — whereRead More

Here is a list of school bus cancellations for Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017: Cancelled: Grey Bruce County: Buses cancelled to Walkerton District and Sacred Heart High, and all buses cancelled into Teeswater, Lucknow, and Ripley. All schools are open. Simcoe County North Zone: Buses cancelled to Elmvale, Midland, Penetanguishene, andRead More

TORONTO – Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the Liberal government will run a deficit this fiscal year, despite claims it has balanced the budget. In a new report today, the Financial Accountability Office says the Liberals will run a $4 billion deficit in 2017-2018. By 2021-2022, the FAO projects the government’sRead More

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government will get a chance to test its popularity today with four federal byelections. The most heated race is the British Columbia riding of South Surrey-White Rock where the Liberals are making a concerted effort to steal the seat from the Conservatives. Both Prime Minister JustinRead More

OTTAWA – The country’s finance ministers are cautiously optimistic a deal can be reached Monday on how to divvy up the tax proceeds from the eventual sale of legalized marijuana. Provincial and territorial finance ministers met in Ottawa for a second day to discuss a range of issues – butRead More

Toronto’s first taste of winter weather is expected to come just in time for the evening rush hour. A special weather statement is in effect for the GTA and most of southern Ontario. In an advisory issued by Environment Canada, the national weather agency says steady snow should begin lateRead More