SHANGHAI — The Canadian government will open seven additional visa application centres in China to help serve a growing number of Chinese tourists who are crossing the Pacific to explore Canada. The two countries confirmed the agreement Thursday in a joint statement that followed the first leg of Prime MinisterRead More

Shanghai: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the importance of freedom of expression and acceptance of diversity, and encouraged China to do more to protect human rights. Those are “not easy conversations to have”, but are necessary ones, Trudeau saidRead More

ORILLIA, Ont. — Provincial police say a Mississauga, Ont., doctor has been charged with fraud. They say 57-year-old Essam Samy Michael is charged in relation to billings that were submitted to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan for services that were allegedly either not provided or billed inappropriately. Michael is chargedRead More

TORONTO — A provincial byelection today in east Toronto is giving residents across the province a closer look at the still relatively untested leader of the Opposition, whose recent flip-flop on a new sex education curriculum has dominated the last week of the campaign. A letter was distributed — underRead More

TORONTO — Half of all Grade 6 students in Ontario did not meet the provincial math standard this year, continuing a steady decline in test scores over the past seven years. Standardized test results for elementary school students released Wednesday by the province’s Education Quality and Accountability Office show thatRead More

Toronto:- Companies wishing to do business with the City of Toronto need to “step up” and do their part to provide benefits to the community if they are serious about winning contracts going forward, Mayor John Tory says. Tory made the comment at a press conference held to promote the city’sRead More

BEIJING — Formal free trade talks between Canada and China have yet to proceed because of snags over labour, the environment and concerns linked to Chinese state-owned enterprises, says Ottawa’s envoy to Beijing. Ambassador Guy Saint-Jacques highlighted those sticking points Wednesday after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Canada and ChinaRead More

  Toronto-:- A Toronto-geared souvenir shop could one day open up inside city hall if an east-end councillor gets her way. A motion from Beaches-East York Coun. Mary-Margaret McMahon that will be debated during next week’s government management committee meeting calls on the city manager to report back on theRead More

OTTAWA — A business group says Canada Post and its employees have only won themselves short-term stability by reaching tentative new contracts ahead of the busy holiday shopping season. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says long-term pain is inevitable for the Crown corporation because the two-year agreements don’t dealRead More

BEIJING — Justin Trudeau delivered a message to powerful business leaders in Beijing on Tuesday, shortly after his plane touched down: China needs a little more Canada. The prime minister tried to sell China on the idea that strengthening its connection to Canada would ease international concerns about the stunningRead More