OTTAWA — The 13 candidates vying to lead the federal Conservatives make their final pitches to party faithful today — at which point, the marathon leadership race will be all over but the crying for 12 of them. Indeed, it will likely be over even before the leadership hopefuls makeRead More

TAORMINA, Italy — Canada is planning to champion the benefits of free trade and action on climate change at the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, even as U.S. President Donald Trump tries to steer the world in another direction. “There are clearly some areas where the Canadian position may notRead More

OTTAWA – Canada will play host to next year’s meeting of G7 leaders at a remote luxury resort in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, The Canadian Press has learned. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make the announcement at some point during this year’s G7 meetings, which get underwayRead More

TORONTO – An Ontario woman recently found not guilty of mischief after giving water to pigs headed to slaughter has scored another legal victory in a separate case involving pigs. Charges of obstructing police and breach of recognizance against Anita Krajnc were stayed, according to Ontario’s Ministry of the AttorneyRead More

OTTAWA — Canada’s ethics commissioner says former prime minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff violated federal rules, including the Parliament of Canada Act, when he tried to help pay off Mike Duffy’s Senate expenses. In a report today, Mary Dawson says Nigel Wright shouldn’t have pressed the Conservative party’s chiefRead More

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hold a hearing today on the federal government’s appeal of a decision that allows personal records from survivors of residential schools to be destroyed after 15 years unless individuals decide otherwise. Ottawa argues it controls the documents and that theyRead More

A sidewalk artist has emblazoned messages of solidarity along Toronto’s streets to inspire “strength” in the United Kingdom that’s reeling after the deadly Manchester bombing earlier this week. This comes two days after 22 people were killed and scores were wounded in what authorities say was a targeted attack outsideRead More

Toronto: City council has voted 42-1 in favour of moving forward with the planning and design work for both the downtown relief subway line and an extension of the Yonge subway into York Region. The vote came after a last-ditch effort from Coun. Josh Matlow to halt planning work onRead More

 Ontario : An Uber driver has been arrested and charged after he allegedly refused to let a female passenger out of his car and attempted to forcibly take her to another location. Police say that the 18-year-old woman ordered an Uber to the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area at aroundRead More

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians “are shocked by the news of the horrific attack in Manchester.” Police in the English city say 19 people were killed and at least 50 injured by an explosion at a concert by American pop star Ariana Grande on Monday night. LocalRead More