A Peel Regional Police constable has been charged with dangerous driving after investigators say he struck a fellow officer with his cruiser last summer. In a news release issued Thursday, the Special Investigations Unit said the incident occurred in the early morning hours of Aug. 28, 2016. According to investigators,Read More

The city will spend $280,000 in order to speed up construction along Wellington Street and fully reopen the roadway more than two months ahead of schedule. Wellington Street was supposed to be reduced to one lane in each direction between Church Street and York Street from April until late OctoberRead More

OTTAWA — Ontario deputy NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is poised to launch a bid for federal leadership next week, The Canadian Press has learned. Sources familiar with Singh’s plans say he will make the announcement at the Bombay Palace in Brampton, Ont., on Monday night — the venue where heRead More

VANCOUVER — Christy Clark says the results of Tuesday’s British Columbia election that produced a minority government for the first time in 65 years is “the beginning of something very different.” Voters have sent a clear message they want political parties to find a way to work together, said theRead More

OTTAWA — To hear Pierre Alarie tell it, Mexico and Canada are like two weary travellers seeking shelter from the same storm — the fierce bluster from Donald Trump’s frequent criticism of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The two nations will be better able to withstand that storm ifRead More

MONTREAL — While waters levels have continued to drop in Quebec, the province’s environment minister is warning the situation could deteriorate this weekend because of heavy rain. David Heurtel says the central Quebec region of Mauricie is expected to bear the brunt of the precipitation. “We’re looking at considerable rainfallRead More

MONTREAL – A man and a two-year-old child are missing in eastern Quebec after their vehicle drifted into a river because of heavy flooding on a road, police said Monday. The child’s mother was able to swim to shore after the car swerved into Riviere Sainte-Anne on Sunday. Her lifeRead More

TORONTO – Premier Kathleen Wynne is travelling to eastern Ontario today to visit communities affected by flooding. Wynne says she has been in contact with the mayors of Ottawa, Clarence-Rockland, Champlain and the reeve of Minden Hills to make sure they have the resources they need. She says the municipalRead More

OTTAWA — Harjit Sajjan will find himself back in the spotlight and on the hot seat today as the Conservatives use their so-called opposition day to renew their attacks against the defence minister’s credibility. Conservative defence critic James Bezan says he will table a non-binding motion in the House ofRead More

TORONTO – Caring for aging parents costs Canadians $33 billion a year in direct out-of-pocket expenses and time off work, a new study by CIBC says. The report also says that number will only increase over the next decade, as the share of Canadians aged 65 and older grows fromRead More