Ontario: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he is willing to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which US President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to change or scrap. “I think it`s important that we be open to talking about trade deals,” Trudeau said. “If theRead More

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says her government’s plan to help first-time home buyers get into the red-hot Toronto housing market consists of “minor adjustments,” not a major change. The provincial Liberal government had said it would announce the strategy next week, but Wynne downplayed expectations Tuesday of broaderRead More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suggesting it’s full steam ahead for his government’s environmental plan — including a national carbon price — despite a Donald Trump presidency that could recast America’s climate-change priorities. Trudeau says Canadians and the world understand failing to fight climate change has a bigRead More

OTTAWA — Canada’s effort to craft a legalized marijuana regime could be boosted by the move of four more U.S. states to approve recreational use of the drug, says a Halifax law professor. As it designs a new system, the Liberal government must address the fact Canada is a signatoryRead More

TORONTO — The Royal Ontario Museum is apologizing for contributing to anti-African racism in a controversial exhibit nearly three decades ago. The exhibit, called Into the Heart of Africa, took place in 1989 and featured objects and images collected by soldiers and missionaries — including one highly contentious magazine coverRead More

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered his congratulations to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Trudeau says Canada looks forward to working “very closely” with Trump, his administration and with the U.S. Congress in the coming years, including on issues like trade, investment, international peace and security. He says theRead More

Toronto: A proposal to increase the number of municipal wards from 44 to 47 is up for debate today as the November meeting of council continues at city hall. City staff studied a total of seven different options as part of a review of Toronto’s ward boundaries and recommended thatRead More

A new poll suggests America’s friendly neighbours to the north are not too keen on the idea of making it easier for U.S. citizens to move to Canada now that Donald Trump has been elected president. A new Mainstreet Research poll conducted last weekend asked 5,066 Canadians if they wouldRead More

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s ground-shaking election win sent shockwaves around the world, jolting markets and stunning political leaders around the globe. America’s neighbours could feel the effects more than most. Here are some ways Canada could be affected by a Trump win: –Climate policy: Trump promises to pull the U.S.Read More

VANCOUVER — The prime minister is expected to make an announcement in Vancouver today about the future of responses to tanker and fuel spills along the West Coast. Justin Trudeau is scheduled to take a tour of Vancouver harbour aboard a Coast Guard vessel this morning, before heading to StanleyRead More