TORONTO – Michelle Obama is coming to Canada later this month to speak about education and equality for girls and women around the world. The Toronto event on Nov. 28 will be hosted by the Economic Club of Canada and Plan International Canada. Economic Club of Canada president and CEORead More

OTTAWA – A gaggle of young constituents — and their parents — will descend on Parliament Hill today to press politicians to resolve ongoing airport hassles children face due to security list snags. Ten families from the group known as the No Fly List Kids plan to make their caseRead More

MONTREAL – Valerie Plante will become Montreal’s first female mayor after defeating Denis Coderre in today’s municipal election. Plante, 43, is leading with over 51 per cent of the vote compared to just under 46 per cent for the incumbent Coderre with almost all polls reporting. She has already takenRead More

MONTREAL — There was no shortage of reaction from social media users on Saturday to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s decision to call out a conservative site that had repeatedly referred to her as “climate Barbie.” McKenna received hundreds of messages of support from citizens and fellow politicians after she pushedRead More

Toronto, Toronto and the GTA are under a special weather statement ahead of the arrival of a low pressure system that could bring a heavy bout of rain with it. Environment Canada issued the statement on Saturday morning, warning of the possibility for 25 to 40 millimetres of rain betweenRead More

BLACKS HARBOUR, N.B. — A flaked salmon product produced by a New Brunswick firm has been recalled due to concerns over possible listeria. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced on its website Friday that True North Seafood Co.’s Toppers Smoked Salmon flakes seasoned with lemon and dill should be pulledRead More

Toronto Toronto police suspended the Twitter account belonging to one of its parking enforcement officers dedicate to policing bike lanes. Spokesperson Mark Pugash told CP24 that they asked parking enforcement officer Kyle Ashley to suspend his account because “we had some concerns of what he was posting.” Ashley’s account, @TPS_ParkingPal,Read More

TORONTO — The unlikelihood of a guilty finding on a key charge prompted the prosecution at Ontario’s gas plants trial to ask the court to acquit two former senior political aides of breach of trust, while the defence asked the judge to dismiss the two other charges in the caseRead More

TORONTO — Ontario has named the first 14 cities where it will set up government-run marijuana stores by July 2018. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario, which will run the shops through a subsidiary, said Friday the stores will be located in Brampton, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, Ottawa, SaultRead More

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy added 35,300 jobs in October but the unemployment rate crept higher, with more young people looking for work. The agency says the number of full-time positions swelled by 88,700, offset by a drop in 53,400 part-time positions. Despite adding jobs, Canada’s unemployment rateRead More