Ontario: The premiers of Ontario and Quebec and the governor of California signed an agreement Friday to create the world’s second largest carbon market, dismissing naysayers and predicting that more provinces and states would soon join. Quebec and California have been jointly holding cap-and-trade auctions since 2014, and as ofRead More

TORONTO — The so-called gas-plants trial of two former senior political aides heard today how they deliberately destroyed documents in the Ontario premier’s office. In an unproven opening statement, the prosecution said David Livingston and Laura Miller acted illegally and contrary to the public interest. The duo had a legalRead More

TORONTO — Dozens of onlookers gathered outside a building in Toronto’s financial district Friday morning hoping to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry as the royal founder of the Invictus Games set the stage for the multi-sport competition that gets underway in the city this weekend. The royal, however, appearedRead More

OTTAWA — The country’s annual inflation rate continued to accelerate last month with a boost from higher costs for gasoline, hotels and airline tickets. Statistics Canada said Friday inflation hit 1.4 per cent in August — up from 1.2 per cent in July and a two-year low of just oneRead More

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intends to use his speech to the United Nations General Assembly to tell a painful story about Canada’s past, the struggles of its Indigenous peoples, and the long road ahead in addressing them. Sources say the prime minister will allude Thursday to theRead More

TORONTO – The Canadian Union of Public Employees is appealing a court decision that tossed its lawsuit against the Ontario government over the controversial partial sale of Hydro One. The lawsuit alleged the sale of shares in the utility was motivated by improper and ulterior purposes, namely to reward benefactorsRead More

TORONTO — The effects of a strike by workers at GM Canada’s assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., are spreading. Magna International (TSX:MG) says it has suspended the supply of parts to the CAMI plant that produces the Chevrolet Equinox. The parts maker says the decision affects the output at aRead More

Mayor John Tory says he is prepared to review a city bylaw that dictates when landlords must switch over their heating and cooling systems after tenants of a midtown building complained about sweltering in the late summer heat. Residents of a residential building at 44 Jackes Avenue, located in theRead More

OTTAWA – Veteran New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen is throwing his weight behind the leadership bid of upstart candidate Jagmeet Singh, a member of the Ontario legislature. Cullen, who himself ran for the job against victor Tom Mulcair in 2012, says Singh’s commitment to issues including electoral reform and climateRead More

TORONTO — Careless drivers in Ontario causing death could soon be fined up to $50,000 as the government plans to introduce tougher penalties that will also crack down on distracted driving. Ontario’s driving legislation currently has no offence for careless driving causing death, with careless driving carrying maximum penalties ofRead More