Toronto: Residents in the GTA would be wise to keep an umbrella handy as rain hits the region later today. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Toronto as well as the regions of Halton, Peel, York and Durham. According to the national weather agency, the GTA couldRead More

OTTAWA — Canada’s immigration minister says he’s not yet convinced a recent increase in the number of asylum seekers crossing the border illegally from the United States constitutes a growing trend, despite concerns raised by Manitoba that the situation may be getting out of hand. In the days and weeksRead More

CALGARY — Mark Farrant has a good idea of what jurors are going through after they sat through a recent triple-murder trial’s disturbing testimony about how the victims were killed and disposed of. Farrant, who is from Toronto, spent five months at the 2014 trial of Farshad Badakhshan, who wasRead More

OTTAWA — It is indefensible that Health Canada has failed to register the opioid Tramadol under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, a drug-safety researcher says, noting the department explored making such a move in 2007, but backtracked. Dr. David Juurlink, based at the University of Toronto, says Health Canada’sRead More

Schools across Canada are grappling with the uncertainty of U.S. travel restrictions and how that affects upcoming student trips across the border. A travel ban instituted by President Donald Trump on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries and Syrian refugees may be on hold as it works its way through theRead More

OTTAWA – Preston Manning. Doug Ford. The architect of the campaign that saw Britain vote to leave the EU. Lions of populism addressed a gathering of conservative thinkers in Ottawa on Friday, seeking the tactics and tools to rejuvenate Canada’s right amid global political instability that’s seen traditional approaches sweptRead More

TORONTO — A Canadian admiral mysteriously suspended last month responded Thursday by denying any wrongdoing, with his newly hired lawyer suggesting he’s the victim of a “bureaucratic crossfire.” The Canadian military announced last month that Vice-Admiral Mark Norman was suspended from his job as vice-chief of defence staff, but hasRead More

OTTAWA — A surge in gasoline prices helped drive Canada’s annual inflation rate well beyond expectations in January to 2.1 per cent — an increase that coincided with the implementation of new carbon-pricing policies in Ontario and Alberta. Statistics Canada said Friday the 6.3 per cent increase in transportation costsRead More

MONTREAL — The Caisse de depot, which has a 30 per cent stake in Bombardier Transportation, hopes that a public spat with Ontario transportation agency Metrolinx can be resolved through negotiations instead of a drawn-out legal fight. “We’re very hopeful that that situation is resolved amicably,” CEO Michael Sabia saidRead More

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says expert testimony may be admitted in drugged-driving trials without a preliminary examination of the evidence. The high court decision today in the case of an Ottawa motorist could pave the way for speedier justice in cases involving suspected drug impairment at theRead More