HALIFAX — A Syrian refugee says his family’s thriving chocolate business should serve as an example of the value of Canadian “openness” in a world that has increasingly closed off its borders to refugees. Tareq Hadhad spoke about his family’s journey from war-torn Syria to Nova Scotia, at a TEDxRead More

TORONTO — A new report suggests a foreign buyer tax alone can’t solve Toronto’s soaring housing prices. The report, titled “In High Demand” and released Monday by Ryerson University’s City Building Institute, favours a tax on foreign buyers — similar to the one introduced in Vancouver last summer — butRead More

Toronto: Public health officials have released several recommendations to address overdose deaths in the city ahead of next week’s Toronto Board of Health meeting. Toronto Public Health’s ‘Overdose Action Plan’ outlines dozens of ways all levels of government can help to lower the number of overdose deaths in the city,Read More

OTTAWA — As NDP leadership hopefuls prepare for their first debate on Sunday, Quebec MP Guy Caron is fleshing out his pitch for a basic income to reduce income inequality in Canada. Caron, an economist, is proposing a taxable supplement that would help those Canadians whose income levels fall belowRead More

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is in the bizarre position of preparing to go to the Supreme Court to argue against a federal law passed with the support of its own MPs. That’s the result of Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s announcement that the government intends to seek the top court’sRead More

OTTAWA — The federal government’s charm offensive with provincial counterparts resulted Friday in three new bilateral health agreements, with Quebec, Ontario and Alberta signing the dotted line after months of heated negotiations with Ottawa. Health Minister Jane Philpott confirmed the deals — which leave Manitoba as the only provincial holdoutRead More

Ottawa: Most of the people crossing the US border into Canada to claim asylum had been in the United States legally, and Canada is sharing their information with US authorities to help understand the phenomenon, a top official said on Friday. Several hundred asylum seekers, mainly from Africa but alsoRead More

Ontario:- Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey wrote a letter Thursday supporting recent changes to the way Muslim students are allowed to pray in public schools and challenged the “misinformation and hateful speech” of some who questioned the local school board’s decision. In January, the Peel District School Board lifted its restrictionRead More

OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in more than two years last month as fewer people were looking for work and more than 15,000 jobs were added nationally. Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 6.6 per cent in February, matchingRead More

HOUSTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in the heart of the U.S. oilpatch to make the case for investing in Canadian natural resources, even while his Liberal government is preparing for a future without fossil fuels. “Nothing is more essential to the U.S. economy than access to a secure,Read More