TORONTO — Ontario home owners, farmers and small businesses will get some relief from soaring electricity prices starting in January when the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax is removed from hydro bills. The Liberal government announced the plan in the throne speech opening the fall session of theRead More

VANCOUVER — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are planning to bring their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte when they visit British Columbia and Yukon later this month. Full details of the visit have been released by Kensington Palace and confirm that Prince William, his wife, Kate, and theRead More

OTTAWA – Former prime minister Stephen Harper has landed himself a job with an international law firm. Dentons announced Monday that Harper has teamed up with the firm to provide clients with advice on market access, managing global geopolitical and economic risk, and maximize value in global markets. The lawRead More

OTTAWA — The previous Conservative government at one point considered working toward giving women a majority of the nine seats on the Supreme Court of Canada, said former justice minister Peter MacKay. “I can assure you that there was very serious thought given,” MacKay said in a recent interview withRead More

TORONTO — With Parliament poised to look at changes to how temporary foreign workers are treated, people who came as live-in caregivers are speaking out about what they call injustices within the federal programs. Kristina Torres, 28, came to Canada from the Philippines under a federal live-in caregiver program thatRead More

Brampton :- One person has been arrested after a vehicle ran a red light and struck several cars in a fail-to-remain incident in Brampton Saturday. It happened on Main Street, between Queen and Nelson streets shortly after 6 p.m. Peel Regional Police said a vehicle ran through a red lightRead More

 Tornado:- There were no immediate reports of injuries after a series of strong thunderstorms swept through parts of the GTA Saturday. Environment Canada issued tornado watches for parts of the GTA and a number of other areas east of Toronto shortly before 5 p.m. The watch included Pickering, Oshawa, Peterborough,Read More

OTTAWA — Kraft Heinz Canada is recalling Heinz brand strained prunes due to the possible presence of pieces of rubber. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday the nationwide recall was prompted by a consumer complaint. The agency said the product came in a 128 ml container with a UPCRead More

BARRIE, Ont. — Police in Barrie, Ont., say a man in his 40s was found with cocaine after he allegedly drove drunk through a McDonalds drive-thru early Saturday morning. They say McDonalds staff saw the unnamed man hit another vehicle and drive away. Police say the man later failed aRead More

 Ontario :– Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé is appointing staff members to examine the widespread shortage of school bus drivers affecting hundreds of students. Over the past week, school bus driver shortages in Toronto, York Region and Hamilton have affected over 1,000 children and their parents, who have been forced toRead More