MARMORA, Ont. — A 34-year-old Marmora, Ont., man has been found guilty of animal cruelty after leaving a squirrel in a cage under the hot sun this past summer. The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says Stanley Geertsma was found guilty in a Belleville court onRead More

TORONTO — Ontarians will start paying for the Liberal government’s ambitious cap-and-trade program almost immediately after it comes into effect Jan. 1 with higher prices for gasoline and natural gas. The plan, which is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 15 per cent below 1990 levels within four years,Read More

OTTAWA — Governor General David Johnston is marking the start of what’s likely his last few months as the Queen’s representative in Canada by urging all Canadians to make 2017, Canada’s 150th birthday, a legacy year. “This year we celebrate, and we stand at a threshold. We have a rare,Read More

Toronto: The widow of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford is currently in police custody for suspected impaired driving, a representative with the city’s police force has confirmed. Renata Ford is currently at 23 Division, Const. Victor Kwong confirmed to CP24 shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday. She was arrested while drivingRead More

EDMONTON – Tears were shed and memories shared as about 250 people gathered at a vigil on the University of Alberta campus for a young nursing graduate allegedly slain last week by her mother. Friends and colleagues say that Rachael Longridge was caring and hard-working and would have been anRead More

Toronto: A snow squall watch has been issued for parts of the GTA and a winter weather travel advisory remains in effect for Toronto this morning. Environment Canada is calling for snowfall amounts of between four and eight centimetres today with wet snow or a mix of rain and snowRead More

MONTREAL – Hydro Quebec crews are working to restore electricity to well over 9,000 customers in the province. Freezing rain weighed down power lines on Monday, causing some widespread blackouts. Hydro-Quebec says some 17,000 customers were without power at the height of the outages. Most of the outages are inRead More

Toronto : A stretch of Yonge Street has been closed in the city’s Rosedale/Summerhill area due to a sinkhole. Toronto police say a large sinkhole has hollowed out a portion of the road and has filled with water. The street has been closed to traffic both ways between Roxborough StreetRead More

Quebec: Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 39-year-old man who was shot at least once this morning during an interaction with police in Quebec City. The Bureau des enquetes independentes says preliminary information suggests it began around 2:30 a.m. with a car chase in nearby Levis, whichRead More

ROME — An archbishop and a local police chief in southern Italy have forced the scrapping of a public Mass for the soul of a reputed Canadian crime clan boss, slain near Montreal. Rocco Sollecito, 67, was gunned down in May while driving his car. Canadian police said Sollecito hadRead More