Quebec : Elections Canada has announced the dates for two federal byelections to be held in Quebec and Alberta ridings vacated by Conservative MPs. The votes in Sturgeon River-Parkland, Alta., and Lac-Saint-Jean, Que., will be held on Monday, Oct. 23. Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose had previously held the seatRead More

EDMONTON — Omar Khadr’s visits with his controversial sister will remain restricted, but he has been granted more freedom to use the internet. A hearing on whether to ease some bail conditions for the former Guantanamo Bay detainee was held Friday morning in Edmonton. Khadr, 30, has been out onRead More

MONTREAL – The Toronto-Montreal travel corridor has been identified as one of the strongest candidates for a hyperloop system that could cut the travel time between the cities from five hours to just 39 minutes. The route is the only Canadian winner among 10 international entries chosen in a competitionRead More

Toronto : Toronto police chief Mark Saunders says he will put up with the latest job action from frontline officers —where they sport non-uniform “TPA” hats on duty — for a period of time and insists he is listening to their complaints. “In the spirit of solidarity, I will allowRead More

A 24-year-old man was stabbed outside a Tim Hortons in Scarborough’s Guildwood neighbourhood Friday morning and then walked home with serious injuries. According to Toronto police, the man was stabbed in the Guildwood Parkway and Livingston Road area shortly after 10 a.m. but walked home before calling police and paramedics.Read More

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Arnold Chan has died of cancer. Chan, 50, learned he had nasopharyngeal carcinoma not long after he won his Toronto-area seat of Scarborough–Agincourt in a 2014 byelection. He revealed the cancer had returned in March 2016. Chan made an emotional address to his fellow MPs inRead More

TORONTO – Ontario’s New Democrats say they want to expand the scope of a public inquiry into safety and security in the province’s long-term care homes. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the party has introduced a private member’s bill that will ask the government to broaden its approach while reviewingRead More

OTTAWA — The deputy commander of Norad says under current U.S. policy, the American military would not defend Canada in the event of a ballistic missile attack. Lt.-Gen. Pierre St-Amand’s comments come as the House of Commons’ defence committee holds hearings into whether Canada is ready for an attack byRead More

Toronto: The Toronto Police Association says it is escalating job action claiming police administrators have reneged on a pledge to hire 80 new constables this year. “Despite our repeated requests over the last four weeks, we’ve received no action on (our promises). All we got from the Chief and theRead More

SUDBURY, Ont. — Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is testifying in court today that she didn’t think a man who wanted to run for the Liberals in a 2015 Sudbury byelection was the best candidate since he had just lost in the recent general election. The premier is a witness inRead More