Toronto: A downright frigid forecast has prompted Toronto’s medical officer of health to issue an extreme cold weather alert for the city. Environment Canada is calling for a high of -6 C Thursday but the temperature will feel closer -16 this morning when factoring in the wind chill. Some sunshineRead More

A Canadian Armed Forces soldier who was denied a promotion because his post-traumatic stress disorder prevented him from completing a required course should have his case re-evaluated to reflect the military’s greater understanding of the condition, a federal court has ruled. Cpl. Joel Mousseau turned to the court to challengeRead More

EDMONTON — A judge is questioning the credibility of a man convicted of killing two missing Alberta seniors and dismissed part of a constitutional argument that his rights were violated in custody. A sentencing hearing continued Tuesday for Travis Vader, who was convicted of manslaughter in the 2010 deaths ofRead More

TORONTO — The new year marks a new fundraising reality for Ontario’s political parties, which now have to get by without funding from their top donors — corporations and unions — as they try to fill their coffers ahead of next year’s election. The 2016 figures from Elections Ontario showRead More

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — New Brunswick prosecutors say they will ask the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal a court ruling overturning Dennis Oland’s murder conviction — while the defence says it may ask the top court for an outright acquittal. Oland was convicted in 2015 of theRead More

A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy are facing a combined 39 charges in connection with a shooting at an east-end apartment in the early hours of Dec. 31. Police allege that three men armed with a firearm forced their way into a residence in the O’Connor Drive and WakundaRead More

OTTAWA — Canadian bureaucrats pondered using the personal “brand” of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sell the world on the merits of the country’s return to peacekeeping, The Canadian Press has learned. Using the prime minister’s personal appeal was seen by senior foreign ministry officials as one of the possibleRead More

OTTAWA — A Canada Day tradition is being repurposed tonight to herald the start of Canada’s 150th year. A massive fireworks display over Parliament Hill — usually reserved for July 1 — will take place at 8:17 p.m. EST and midnight to mark the beginning of 2017 and a year-longRead More

Mississauga: A massive explosion that levelled a Mississauga home and damaged dozens of others was deliberately triggered as part of a double suicide, police say. The explosion, which occurred at a residence on Hickory Drive on June 28, killed 55-year-old Diane Page and her husband, 55-year-old Robert Nadler. At aRead More

Quebec: For some college-bound students distressed by the election of Donald Trump, Canada is calling. Colleges from Quebec to British Columbia say applications and website traffic from the United States have been surging since Trump’s victory Nov. 8. Although many Canadian schools had also ramped up recruiting in the U.S.Read More