TORONTO — A provincial byelection will be held in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on June 1. The seat was left empty when former Liberal cabinet minister David Orazietti stepped down Dec. 31. The Ontario Liberals nominated their candidate, former Sault Ste. Marie mayor Debbie Amaroso, last week. The other majorRead More

Ontario: One man is in hospital this morning with critical injuries after he was struck by a truck near the Art Gallery of Ontario. At around 7:15 a.m., police say the driver of a five-ton truck was headed southbound on Beverley Street approaching Dundas Street when a pedestrian who wasRead More

Ottawa, May 2 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rebuffed resignation calls for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan over his “architect “comments for a 2006 offensive against the Taliban, media reports said. Trudeau and his embattled minister endured a withering question-period offensive on Monday as opposition MPs accused Sajjan of “stolenRead More

Ontario: Longtime city councillor and former budget chief Shelley Carroll has been appointed as the Liberal party’s candidate in the newly-created riding of Don Valley North. Carroll, who has represented Don Valley East on council since 2003, announced her intention to seek the nomination back in October. At the time,Read More

OTTAWA – Former Liberal leader Stephane Dion is defending his new diplomatic appointment as “special envoy” but not ambassador to the European Union. Dion is testifying before the House of Commons foreign affairs committee, where he is facing tough questions from Conservative and New Democrat MPs about his new assignment,Read More

Toronto:- Police in Belize say they are investigating the deaths of a Canadian woman and her American boyfriend as homicides. Det. Zamir Noh of the Belize Police Department says autopsies are being conducted on the bodies of Francesca Matus, 52, of Toronto, and Drew DeVoursney, 36, from Georgia, after theyRead More

OTTAWA – Federal Conservatives have lodged a formal complaint with the House of Commons speaker over what they say are more misleading comments by Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Sajjan has offered a full apology for exaggerating his role in a major battle in Afghanistan in 2006 by claiming to haveRead More

REGINA – The Saskatchewan government says it will invoke the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms so it can keep Catholic school funding for non-Catholic students. Premier Brad Wall says the decision is about protecting the rights of parents and students to choose the schools that workRead More

WHITEHORSE – Dozens of aftershocks rattled parts of southern Yukon and northern British Columbia after a strong earthquake shook the area Monday morning. Natural Resources Canada reported the first quake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit at 5:31 a.m. Pacific time. It was centred in a remote area 77 kilometresRead More

Starting today, dozens of tenants living at MetCap buildings in Parkdale are expected to withhold their rent payments until their concerns about rental increases and the maintenance of their units are addressed. On Sunday afternoon, several tenants attended a “rent strike” rally outside of the buildings, located on Tyndall andRead More