TORONTO — Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says a review of government oversight of nursing homes may be launched “at some point” if one is needed in the wake of a nurse facing murder charges. Wynne was responding to questions in the legislature a day after news broke that a nurseRead More

TORONTO – Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM) has reached an agreement with the Ontario Securities Commission to compensate customers for collecting excess fees for certain mutual funds and investment services over 14 years. Details of the compensation plan and the amount of money improperly collected was not disclosed andRead More

TORONTO — Ontario’s environmental watchdog warns the province needs to do more to stem a 20 per cent drop in the moose population in a decade and steep declines in several species of bats and amphibians. Environmental commissioner Dianne Saxe said the Liberal government needs to “walk the walk” andRead More

BRUSSELS — The president of the European Union still hopes that a free trade between the bloc and Canada can be signed at a summit this week despite Belgium’s refusal so far to sign on. Donald Tusk told EU legislators early Wednesday that “the summit tomorrow is still possible.” ForRead More

TORONTO — Sexual health advocates are intent on making Canada the most permissive country in the world for a heavily regulated abortion pill expected to hit shelves next month. Mifegymiso has been available elsewhere for nearly 30 years and is approved for use in more than 60 countries with varyingRead More

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — A 19-year-old university student has beat out the president of the Progressive Conservatives to win the party’s nomination for an upcoming byelection. Sam Oosterhoff won the PC nomination Saturday night to become the party’s candidate in Niagara West-Glanbrook. The riding was vacated when former party leaderRead More

Mississauga: A man was pronounced dead on scene after a shooting outside a community centre in Mississauga early Saturday morning. Peel police were first dispatched to the Queen Street South and Church Street area at around 3:50 a.m. after receiving numerous 911 calls about a disturbance that was taking place.Read More

BRUSSELS — International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland was sounding more hopeful about the future of the Canada-EU free trade deal after meeting Saturday morning with European Parliament President Martin Schulz in Brussels. She said she was heading back to Canada, but hoped to return with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toRead More

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canadians should get used to so-called “job churn” — short-term employment and a number of career changes in a person’s life. Morneau made the proclamation today — days before his economic update — at the Ontario Liberal party’s general meeting. ItRead More

The Gardiner Expressway will be closed all weekend long as crews conduct fall maintenance on the highway. The closure between Carlaw Avenue and Highway 427 will begin at 11 p.m. on Friday and remain in effect until 5 a.m. on Monday. According to a news release, the city is optingRead More