OTTAWA — Conservative leadership candidate Michael Chong knew a promise to bring in a revenue-neutral carbon tax, if elected, would be a tough sell. But what he didn’t expect was that his own party machine would make it so tough. “We’ve been running against the party’s advertising and communications machineRead More

TORONTO — A Canadian retiree says he’s been left with no choice other than to sell his house in Florida after being banned from the United States for what he believes was a long-buried bureaucratic snafu. Mike Quinn, 70, of Niagara Falls, Ont., has spent the past two years tryingRead More

Montreal : Across the country, thousands of Canadians are spending the weekend in a desperate struggle with rising floodwaters caused by unusually persistent rainfall. Montreal is the latest city in Quebec to declare a state of emergency after three dikes gave way in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough, in the north endRead More

The 23rd Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon will take over the city on Sunday, rain or shine. Thousands of participants are expected to take part and road closures to accommodate the marathon will go into effect as early as 5:30 a.m. The route begins at Mel Lastman Square near Yonge StreetRead More

Toronto:  City crews and residents are on alert as Toronto’s rain-soaked spring continues. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning, saying between 50 and 90 millimetres will fall over the next two days. But with the ground already completely saturated after weeks of relentless rain, the city’s infrastructure is vulnerable,Read More

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it is prepared to lower corporate taxes, if necessary, in order to keep the province competitive with the U.S. Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid says the provincial government is paying close attention to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to dramatically cut corporate taxes andRead More

OTTAWA — The unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest level since the start of the last major recession, but details within Statistics Canada’s latest labour report — including a record-low for wage growth — dampened what has otherwise been a strong run for the job market. Job creationRead More

TORONTO – Home Capital Group Inc. (TSX:HCG) is adding a former Royal Bank of Canada executive to its board of directors, replacing company founder Gerald Soloway. The appointment of Alan Hibben to the Home Capital board comes as it grapples with a collection of problems that have shaken confidence inRead More

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will set the stage today for the Liberals’ much-anticipated defence policy by casting a glaring light on what senior defence sources say is a massive “hole” in military spending. The hole has been caused by years of under-investment in the Canadian Armed Forces, theRead More

RIGAUD, Que. – Flood waters are continuing to threaten hundreds of homes in the Montreal-area town of Rigaud. Mayor Hans Gruenwald Jr. says about 400 residences could be affected by the surging water levels. Gruenwald says river levels have risen by eight centimetres in the past two weeks and areRead More