Quebec: A downpour is headed toward a large swath of southern Quebec and it could lead to some flooding this holiday weekend, says Environment Canada. The weather agency issued the alert Sunday for several regions. Among the areas under the alert are the Laurentians, Lanaudière, Drummondville and the Eastern Townships.Read More

TORONTO – Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa is giving strong hints that the government’s much-anticipated house affordability package will include measures targeting real estate speculators, or as he calls them “property scalpers.” In public comments last week, Sousa said speculators are reselling contracts for pre-construction homes multiple times before closing,Read More

Homicide detectives are investigating after a 24-year-old man was found dead in a parking lot in Scarborough’s Chester Le neighbourhood Saturday morning, hours after shots rang out in the neighbourhood. Officers came to the area of Chester Le Boulevard after neighbours heard gunshots and called police at around 1:30 a.m.Read More

Toronto:- Toronto police are investigating after homophobic graffiti was found etched on the garage door of a gay couple’s home in Little Portugal. Daniel Malen and husband Aaron Boros wrote on Facebook that they found the message “Toronto Hates Queers” written in spray paint on the garage door of theirRead More

MISSION, B.C. – An arrest warrant has been issued for a convicted killer who went missing from the minimum security unit of the Mission Institution in British Columbia. The Correctional Service of Canada says prison staff discovered Friday afternoon that Robert Raymond Dezwann, 53 wasn’t accounted for and immediately contactedRead More

Brampton : Peel Regional Police are investigating after a 23-year-old man was fatally shot outside a Brampton lounge overnight. The victim was found dead at the scene near Orenda Road and West Drive at around 3 a.m. Police say he was found in the parking lot outside of Masta’s Lounge.Read More

A man and a woman, both 18-years-old, are facing 44 charges in relation to three armed robberies that occurred in the past week in the city’s Beaches neighbourhood. Last Saturday, Toronto police say two suspects wearing masks approached a pizza delivery person in the area of Lee and Violet avenuesRead More

OTTAWA — Canada has announced sanctions against 27 high-ranking officials in the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says in a statement that those people are now subject to an asset freeze and dealings prohibition. Freeland says adding their names to the sanctions list isRead More

CAYUGA, Ont. — Provincial police say a 22-year-old man is facing 69 charges in a fraud investigation involving more than 30 alleged victims from the Haldimand County area. OPP say they began investigating last Oct. 31 after receiving several complaints from people who alleged they were victims of a fraud.Read More

TORONTO – Ontario’s first balanced budget since the recession is set to be delivered April 27 and will include increased health funding, innovation investments, a new tax credit for seniors and measures to cool the housing market in the Greater Toronto Area. There will be no new taxes on families,Read More