Toronto,Mayor Tory’s once substantial lead on possible mayoral candidate Doug Ford has slipped away and the duo are now in a statistical tie with the election still a year-and-a-half away, a new poll has found. The Forum Research poll of 1,035 residents found that 40 per cent of those whoRead More

Toronto,The federal minister of immigration and the provincial minister of transportation are expected to join Mayor John Tory for an announcement at Queen Station this morning. The announcement comes as Mayor Tory continues to call on the province to match the anticipated $5 billion in federal funding that the cityRead More

Mayor John Tory is again calling on the province to help fund the construction of the relief subway line. Federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen held a press conference at Queen Station on Friday to reiterate his government’s commitment to provide more than $27 million in fundingRead More

TORONTO — The Progressive Conservatives have won a provincial byelection in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., taking the seat away from the governing Liberals. Ross Romano beat out NDP candidate Joe Krmpotich, and Liberal Debbie Amaroso placed third, according to preliminary results Thursday night. The riding had been held by formerRead More

Toronto, June 1 Canada’s Defence Minister repeated a threat to cancel the purchase of 18 fighter jets from Boeing Co. because of the company’s trade complaint against Canadian plane maker Bombardier. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Boeing’s action against Bombardier is “unfounded” and not the behaviour of a “trusted partner.”Read More

WOODSTOCK, Ont. — A former nurse accused of killing eight seniors in her care is expected to plead guilty to first-degree murder charges in their deaths when she appears today in a Woodstock, Ont., court. Elizabeth Wettlaufer currently faces a total of 14 charges, including eight counts of first-degree murder,Read More

MONTREAL – The day-to-day activities of Karla Homolka are once again causing a stir in Montreal after a media report said the convicted killer has been allowed to volunteer at an elementary school. Local media captured images and photos of Homolka using a purse to hide her face Wednesday morningRead More

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Voters in Sault Ste. Marie head to the polls today in a provincial byelection observers see as a test of the governing Liberals ahead of next year’s general election. The riding has been held by the Ontario Liberals since the 2003 election, but Trevor Tchir,Read More

ROME — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing by the Kinder Morgan pipeline project, even as the New Democrats and Greens in B.C. are teaming up to fight it. “The decision we took on the Trans Mountain pipeline was based on facts and evidence on what is in the bestRead More

TORONTO — Ontario’s Liberal government is poised to announce changes to the province’s labour laws today, as well as an increase in the minimum wage. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Labour Minister Kevin Flynn are scheduled to detail the changes after receiving recommendations last week of a government-commissioned report aimed atRead More