VANCOUVER — Mayors from 13 cities across Canada are calling for a national standard on the collection and sharing of data on overdose deaths along with medical treatment for addiction. A task force they created has released its initial recommendations to the federal government as British Columbia marks a yearRead More

OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government has finally launched its long-awaited effort to legalize recreational marijuana, setting in motion a host of sweeping policy changes for public safety and health across Canada. The suite of bills – which would establish 18 as the minimum legal age to buy pot –Read More

TORONTO — For the first time in 15 years, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors are playoff bound at the same time, providing a rare opportunity for hundreds of business owners in the city hoping to cash in. “All year, you’re waiting and looking and following the teamsRead More

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the case of a man convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman. Hamed Shafia had sought leave to appeal to the court, arguing that new evidence showing he was a youth at the time of the deaths shouldRead More

TORONTO – The federal finance minister is set to meet with his Ontario counterpart and the mayor of Toronto next week to discuss the hot housing market in the Greater Toronto Area. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s office says the meeting will take place next Tuesday in Toronto. Morneau wrote toRead More

OTTAWA — Hundreds of girls sat quivering with anticipation in their seats at a Toronto high school on a sunny fall morning, Oct. 22, 2014. They were waiting to hear from Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who only 12 days earlier had won the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy onRead More

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says more varieties of Wholesome Farms’ sundae cups have been recalled due to possible Listeria contamination. The agency announced earlier this month that Central Smith Creamery was recalling its Wholesome Farms brand of strawberry sundae cups in 115-millilitre packages. In a news releaseRead More

HAMILTON — A Canadian accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails was denied bail on Tuesday after the judge rejected his parents as supervisors and found he had both the incentive and the means to seek refuge abroad. After all, Ontario Superior Court Justice Alan Whitten said in hisRead More

TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne is meeting Wednesday with mayors in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area to discuss housing affordability. The meeting happens regularly, but this one will be dedicated to talking about issues around housing, “given the heightened concerns,” Wynne said in a statement. “A strong housing marketRead More

OTTAWA — A federal government agency that gave money to a think tank with close ties to the Liberals says the attention it received has made it think carefully about how it collaborates with outside organizations. “It’s certainly helped us to focus on systems — internal systems — to makeRead More