Toronto: Mayor John Tory says he has no “imminent” plans to push for an Etobicoke stadium to be renamed after Rob Ford after council voted against the proposal on Wednesday night. Tory had pushed for the stadium in Centennial Park to be renamed Rob Ford Memorial Stadium in honour ofRead More

TORONTO — Ontario is set to introduce ticket sale legislation today that would ban so-called scalper bots and impose new rules on reselling tickets. The Canadian Press has learned that it will be part of a larger consumer protection bill. An outcry from fans shut out of buying tickets toRead More

TORONTO – Former U.S. president Bill Clinton continues his visit to Canada today with a stop in Montreal. He will take part in a conversation with former prime minister Jean Chretien on the state of the Canada-U.S. relationship sponsored by the Canadian American Business Council. Clinton was in Toronto onRead More

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Mississauga, Ont., resident who as caught trying to sneak snakes into Canada in his socks has pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors in Buffalo, N.Y., say 28-year-old Chaoyi Le faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to violating wildlife regulations. Sentencing is set forRead More

Toronto: The provincial government and the City of Toronto are set to announce a new agreement that will offer discounted fares to those who transfer between GO Transit and the TTC on a single trip. The mayor’s office has confirmed that TTC riders who transfer to GO Transit or theRead More

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area fell 35 per cent in September compared with the same month last year, although the average selling price rose. The Toronto Real Estate Board said Wednesday sales of all major types of residential property fell, but the biggest move was aRead More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers are meeting today — and small business tax reform and the tight timeline for legalizing cannabis by next July are atop the agenda. B.C. Premier John Horgan said since there is already a number of marijuana dispensaries in his province, heRead More

QUEBEC — Coalition for Quebec’s Future captured the riding of Louis-Hebert in a provincial byelection on Monday, wresting away what was once considered a safe Liberal seat and a Quebec City-area stronghold for the governing party since 2003. Former coroner’s office spokeswoman Genevieve Guilbault was assured victory in the ridingRead More

OTTAWA – The trial of a man accused of taking journalist Amanda Lindhout hostage in Somalia is slated to begin Thursday, a few days behind schedule. Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Smith says the criminal trial can begin this week, even though a legal dispute over secret information is unresolved.Read More

VANCOUVER — Canadians who were in Las Vegas during Sunday’s deadly mass shooting are returning home, bringing with them stories of chaos and terror. Toronto resident Ryan Bedrosian was in Nevada attending a country music festival with his sister and said they were passing through the festival’s main gates whenRead More