A controversial program which stations armed, uniformed officers in some Toronto-area schools was on the brink of suspension Thursday, before a police services board meeting decided to defer it following further review. The decision comes after an eight-hour explosive debate, which drew a passionate response from members of Black LivesRead More

MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Thursday a $1.28-billion federal commitment toward a major Montreal rail project that will connect the city to its suburbs and to its international airport. Trudeau made the announcement alongside Premier Philippe Couillard, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre and Michael Sabia, head of the province’sRead More

TORONTO — Ontario will have to shell out $56.7 million to the Canadian Union of Public Employees, if workers ratify a deal to compensate them for the government violating their rights. The deal comes after a judge ruled last year that the government “substantially interfered with meaningful collective bargaining” inRead More

OTTAWA – The Liberal government will introduce legislation later this year to erase past convictions for sexual activity with a same-sex partner, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday as multi-coloured flags were raised on Parliament’s west lawn. The legislation would add to reforms already in the works to atone forRead More

Toronto,The distance that the TTC’s new streetcars are travelling before experiencing a technical failure appears to be trending downwards, raising some concerns about the reliability of the vehicles. According to statistics contained in a monthly report from TTC, CEO Andy Byford, the vehicles travelled an average of 5,530 kilometres beforeRead More

OTTAWA — The ability of terrorists to shield their communications from police and spies will be a focus for the Five Eyes intelligence alliance at a closed-door meeting in Ottawa this month. Public security ministers and attorneys general from Canada, the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand will gatherRead More

OTTAWA — The amount Canadians owe compared with their income ticked lower in the first quarter but remained near record levels as mortgage debt continued to climb. Statistics Canada says the amount of household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable income slipped to 166.9 per cent inRead More

Flashing lights from emergency crews were seen at a Pearson International Airport gate on Tuesday night after a fuel truck collided with a parked airplane. The smaller fuel truck struck an EVA Air flight that was docked at a Terminal 1 gate around 11 p.m., the Greater Toronto Airports AuthorityRead More

Crews are responding to a two-alarm commercial fire in the area of Finch Avenue and Weston Road. The fire started at an abandoned industrial facility near Rivalda Drive and Bradstock Road. Witnesses reported hearing explosions at the facility when the fire started, Toronto Fire said. Toronto police said the roofRead More

OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh found himself under fire from several of his fellow federal NDP leadership hopefuls on Sunday, in what could be an early sign that his rivals consider him to be the candidate to beat. Yet for all the attention — and the fanfare that greeted his lateRead More