MONTREAL — A bout of freezing rain that recently swept across Eastern Canada had some Montrealers reaching for skates and sent many a pedestrian crashing to the ground. But what if icy, snow-covered sidewalks could be a thing of the past? Since announcing the project in 2015, Montreal has beenRead More

TORONTO — A Canadian airline has issued an advisory to travellers after President Donald Trump banned people with passports from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. WestJet says it is waiving its cancellation fee for people who hold passports from Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and Libya.Read More

Mississauga:” One person was taken to hospital and all lanes of the Fort-Erie-bound QEW were shut down after a van smashed through a sound barrier and ended up on the highway in Mississauga Friday morning. The collision happened at Dixie Road and the QEW shortly before 9 a.m. Ontario ProvincialRead More

Mississauga: Peel police have charged a 32-year-old woman with mischief alleging that she made up a story about witnessing a teen girl being abducted, triggering an Amber Alert earlier this month. The charge stems from a reported incident on Jan. 15. At the time, police said they received information thatRead More

SASKATOON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is too soon to predict how the trade policies of the new U.S. administration will affect the Canadian economy. Trudeau said his priority is to highlight the benefits of Canada-U.S. trade to Washington and how the economies of the two countries areRead More

Toronto firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at a commercial building in Etobicoke this morning. The blaze broke out at a building on Carrier Drive, in the area of Highway 27 and Steeles Avenue West. Capt. Michael Westwood told CP24 that crews battled flames in the roof but the fireRead More

OTTAWA — The Canadian Forces ombudsman is taking the military to task for its treatment of ill and injured cadets, saying little has changed since a deadly grenade explosion at a cadet camp in 1974. In a report to be released Thursday, ombudsman Gary Walbourne says the military must doRead More

MONTREAL — A judge will rule today on whether ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum is guilty of 14 corruption-related charges. Applebaum has pleaded not guilty to the charges, including fraud against the government and breach of trust. His lawyer told the trial last November that the Crown’s evidence was weak andRead More

BRUSSELS — The trade agreement between the European Union and Canada has cleared a big hurdle in the EU’s parliament when the trade committee backed the deal and prepared it for full ratification next month. After the deal was signed in October, it still needs ratification by the EU’s Parliament.Read More

CALGARY — TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline now has the backing of both the Canadian and U.S. governments. Speaking at a Calgary cabinet retreat this morning, federal ministers once again voiced their support for the pipeline shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order advancing the project. “WeRead More