Toronto, Oct 2 A 38-year-old Sikh lawyer was on Monday elected the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, becoming the first non-white politician to head a major political party in the country. Jagmeet Singh, the Ontario provincial lawmaker, was elected on the first ballot to lead the party into theRead More

MONTREAL — It’s important to condemn both terrorism and Islamophobia in the wake of violent overnight attacks in Edmonton, the founder of a Muslim group said Sunday. Imam Syed Soharwardy says both are forms of extremism. “This terrorist act in Edmonton proves to us that we have to do moreRead More

SHERBROOKE, Que. – A trial is set to begin today for three former railway employees charged in connection with the fatal 2013 train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que. A jury will decide the fate of former train driver Thomas Harding, traffic controller Richard Labrie and manager of train operations Jean Demaitre.Read More

MONTREAL – Metro Inc. (TSX:MRU) has formalized its $4.5-billion takeover offer for Jean Coutu pharmacy group, which will operate as a separate division of the grocery company. Shareholders of Jean Coutu (TSX:PJC.A) are being offered a combination of cash and shares worth about $24.50 per share. The companies announced lastRead More

Toronto, Oct 2 : Jagmeet Singh, a 38-year-old Indian-origin Sikh lawyer who rose to prominence as an upbeat opponent of police carding, was elected to lead Canada’s New Democrats Party (NDP) into the next federal election, the media reported. Singh scored a solid victory in the first round of votingRead More

EDMONTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning violent events in Edmonton as a “terrorist attack” following a chaotic night that saw a police officer stabbed and several pedestrians run down with a cube van. Edmonton police said they have a 30-year-old man in custody and they think he actedRead More

OTTAWA — The federal New Democratic Party’s gruelling search for a new leader could finally come to an end Sunday as party faithful gather in Toronto to hear the long-awaited results of the initial round of voting. One of four candidates — Ontario provincial politician Jagmeet Singh, northern Ontario MPRead More

Montreal, October 1 Canadian police arrested a man early on Sunday suspected of stabbing an officer and injuring four pedestrians in a series of violent incidents being investigated as an “act of terrorism.” The crime spree began last evening outside a football stadium in the city of Edmonton and endedRead More

TORONTO — The Invictus Games closed Saturday night with a celebration of spirit, an emphatic dose of classic rock, and an official handover to the 2018 hosts from Sydney. The weeklong event, aimed at helping the war wounded with their recovery, was capped with a two-hour closing ceremony at AirRead More

Two men believed to be in their 20s are dead after a shooting took place outside of Rebel nightclub in the early hours of Sunday. The incident took place in the parking lot of the Port Lands nightclub in the area of Polson and Cherry streets at around 3 a.m.Read More