THORNHILL, Ont. – A candidate pulled out of a Liberal nomination fight for a federal byelection in Ontario on Thursday, days after she said the race was set up to favour one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s aides. Juanita Nathan issued a statement saying her efforts to appeal to theRead More

  Toronto: Toronto is under an extreme cold weather alert as several weeks of double-digit temperatures give way to more winter-like conditions. The city’s medical officer of health issued the alert on Friday morning, as the temperature hovered around – 6 C but felt closer to -12 with the windRead More

TORONTO — Another five cases of mumps have been confirmed in Toronto, bringing the total to 22 this year. Toronto public health officials say the virus has hit mostly people between the ages of 18 and 35 who frequented west-end bars in the city. Clusters of mumps have also emergedRead More

OTTAWA — A major aid agency says it would welcome any financial help Canada can provide towards an international campaign to fill a gap created by President Donald Trump’s decision to ban U.S. funding for abortion-related projects. But if Canada is really serious about helping poor women in the developingRead More

WASHINGTON – The latest Canadian cabinet minister to visit Washington is making a brief virtual side-trip: to outer space. Former astronaut and current Transport Minister Marc Garneau is interviewing astronauts via video hookup to the International Space Station. As a past extraterrestrial traveller, Garneau is telling the crowd at anRead More

TORONTO — An Ontario government plan to reduce soaring electricity rates by 17 per cent this summer will ultimately cost ratepayers up to $1.4 billion a year in extra interest payments. Those extra costs will come due for ratepayers in the future, the Liberal government acknowledged Thursday. “Over time itRead More

Toronto :  Mayor Tory and two members of city council will embark on a 10-day trade mission to India and Sri Lanka later this month. The trade mission, which will be Tory’s eighth since taking office, will take place from March 15 to 24. The focus of this trip, ToryRead More

OTTAWA — An emerging technology has caught the eye of the innovation-obsessed federal government — a platform so packed with potential, many experts believe it could comprise the foundation for the next generation of the Internet. Blockchain, as it’s known, holds a vast amount of promise for transforming business sectorsRead More

TORONTO — Ontario is looking for public feedback as it crafts legislation to shut “scalper bots” out of the process of buying and selling tickets online, something the attorney general admits won’t be easy. The Liberal government said last year that it would look at tackling the bots after anRead More

TORONTO – Electricity bills in Ontario could be cut by ending mandatory time-of-use pricing, reducing the delivery charge for rural customers and renegotiating power contracts, the NDP proposed Monday. The party released its plan both for reducing hydro bills by up to 30 per cent and returning Hydro One toRead More