OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says it’s detecting early signs of a modest pickup in corporate investment over the near term, even amid considerable uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economic agenda. The central bank says the signals of a recovery in business investment are starting to emerge after a two-yearRead More

CALGARY — An airline pilot who was so drunk he appeared to pass out in the cockpit before takeoff has been sentenced to eight months in jail. Miroslav Gronych pleaded guilty last month to having care and control of an aircraft while he had a blood alcohol level that wasRead More

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Police say three inmates are facing charges following an investigation into an incident that caused extensive damage inside the North Bay, Ont., jail. They alleged the three also started a fire in the North Bay and District Jail on March 22. Investigators say one guard sufferedRead More

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is about to order a study on the U.S.’s major trading partners to determine which ones are using abusive trade practices to run export surpluses — and Canada is among the countries to be examined. The president will sign an executive order Friday demanding a studyRead More

Toronto: Mayor John Tory says a new tax on the owners of the estimated 65,000 vacant homes in Toronto is just one of the options on the table as the city works to address a growing housing affordability crisis. The average price of a detached home in the City ofRead More

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard were peppered with questions Thursday about their aid packages for Bombardier after the company’s senior executives saw their compensation rise by nearly 50 per cent last year. After touring a Magna auto parts facility in Brampton, Ont., TrudeauRead More

Toronto : A 37-year-old self-purported psychic is in police custody on Thursday after he allegedly extorted $101,000 from a client, claiming the ability to rid the client’s sick family member of an “evil spirit.” Toronto police investigators say that between February and March of this year, a man advertised hisRead More

Toronto: Naureen Rizvi says she was disappointed when only four women cracked the top 20 spots on Ontario’s annual Sunshine List, even as the province says it’s “on track” to close the wage gap. “I always feel it’s not fast enough,” Rizvi told CBC Toronto at a Ryerson University eventRead More

WASHINGTON—If Donald Trump’s vague words had convinced any Canadian that he would largely ignore Canada when looking to revise America’s trade agreements, his administration is now offering a sobering reality check. Trump included Canada in a Friday executive order in which he launched a pointed study of how 16 countriesRead More

Police say a lone gunman fled the scene in a car after fatally shooting a 55-year-old man outside a Vaughan social club on Friday night. The shooting happened in a parking lot at 100 Regina Road, near Highway 7 and Martin Grove Road sometime after 8 p.m. The parking lotRead More