TORONTO — Tax and regulation changes in Ontario that kick in Jan. 1 will provide some relief from soaring electricity rates while pushing up the cost of home heating, and give first-time home buyers a financial break. The government will remove the eight-per-cent provincial portion of the HST from electricityRead More

Toronto: A 10-year-old girl has died after suffering a medical emergency on-board a Christmas Eve flight from Toronto to London. The child was travelling on Air Canada Flight 868 – a Boeing 787-8 carrying 230 passengers. The flight was diverted to Shannon, Ireland after the child went into medical distress.Read More

Freezing rain fell throughout the northern part of the GTA on Monday morning, snarling traffic in areas where roads were covered with a thin sheet of ice. Meteorologists said the that freezing rain will transition to rain as temperatures increase dramatically later in the day. The high temperature for MondayRead More

HAMILTON — Two teens are facing numerous charges in what Hamilton police describe as a case of alleged human trafficking. Police say they began investigating allegations involving a 19-year-old girl earlier this week. They released very few details, but say they arrested a 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl in theRead More

Ont. — The province’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 35-year-old man who was shot by London, Ont., police. The Special Investigations Unit says preliminary information indicates officers went to a residence around 6 a.m. Friday where there was a confrontation with a man. The SIU says theRead More

Toronto: Toronto paramedics say a 94-year-old woman is dead after a fire broke out in a home in Scarborough’s Cliffcrest neighbourhood on Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to a home on Phyllis Avenue, between Lowell Avenue and Rockwood Drive, at 11:00 a.m. for a report of a fire, TorontoRead More

OTTAWA — Much more needs to be done to confront the crime of sexual abuse of children in indigenous communities, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who anticipates the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls will reveal “huge issues” that must be addressed. “I think part ofRead More

HALIFAX — Three veterans say they endured years of racist abuse in the Canadian Forces, including slurs about aboriginals and blacks that were allegedly ignored by superior officers. The former members have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the military in Federal Court in Halifax. They claim they wereRead More

OTTAWA — Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary says he’s amassed a team of advisers on whether he should run for leadership of the federal Conservatives and now wants advice from Canadians. The reality TV-show host and entrepreneur formally unveiled his circle of Conservative confidants Friday and also launched a website “O’LearyRead More

TORONTO — Canada’s economy unexpectedly shrank in October, weighed down by the worst manufacturing output in nearly three years, Statistics Canada said Friday. Gross domestic product contracted by 0.3 per cent for the month, the first decline since wildfires devastated a swath of Fort McMurray, Alta., in May and dealtRead More