OTTAWA — Federal officials have been on a months-long campaign to surreptitiously slip the name Gordie Howe into conversations with top-level American counterparts to promote the new border crossing that will bear the hockey player’s name. The plan hatched earlier this year required government departments to mention the new bridgeRead More

OTTAWA — A cross-country squabble over how best to divvy up the proceeds of Canada’s coming legal-weed windfall is about to intensify as finance ministers gather for high-stakes talks in Ottawa. For the provinces and territories, a key question looms: what entitles Ottawa to claim so much as half ofRead More

TORONTO — Worried parents and advocates say many children will never fulfil their academic potential if the Toronto District School Board follows through on a proposal to dramatically restructure its gifted and special education programs. The TDSB task force dedicated to making the board more accepting, inclusive and fair forRead More

The GTA will see its first bout of winter weather on Sunday night and Monday morning. A special weather statement is in effect for the city of Toronto, as well as the regions of Halton, Peel, York and Durham. Environment Canada said brief, heavy snow is possible late Sunday andRead More

TORONTO — The judge at the trial of two men accused of killing a young Toronto woman five years ago and then burning her body is instructing the jury on how to deal with circumstantial evidence. Justice Michael Code began his 300-page charge to the jury this morning in theRead More

TORONTO — The judge at the trial of two men accused of killing a young Toronto woman five years ago and then burning her body is instructing the jury on how to deal with circumstantial evidence. Justice Michael Code began his 300-page charge to the jury this morning in theRead More

Toronto” Toronto Deputy Mayor and councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong says he will seek the Progressive Conservative nomination in the riding of Don Valley East. After serving on council for 19 years, the unapologetic fiscal hawk says Patrick Brown has sold him on an attempt to head to Queen’s Park. “I thinkRead More

Toronto: New regulations that would prohibit Torontonians from listing any properties other than their principal residence on short-term accommodations sites like Airbnb have been passed by city council at its final meeting of 2017. The regulations create a new zoning category for short-term rentals as well as a central registryRead More

OTTAWA — The Liberal government wants to lift the mystery surrounding the G7 summit as it prepares to host the gathering next year, in hopes that Canadians will feel more included and, perhaps, less inclined to protest on the periphery. “The idea is to get input from Canadians,” Peter Boehm,Read More

WASHINGTON – The United States International Trade Commission has unanimously voted that the American lumber industry has been harmed by Canadian softwood lumber imports. In a 4-0 vote Thursday morning, the agency sided with the U.S. lumber coalition. The U.S. Commerce Department last month lowered preliminary duties. Most Canadian producersRead More