TORONTO — The Canadian-Italian community is mobilizing to help after a deadly earthquake in central Italy killed at least 247 people and left thousands homeless on Wednesday The 6.2-magnitude quake struck at 3:36 a.m. and reduced three towns in central Italy to rubble. Bob Sacco, president of the National FederationRead More

TORONTO — The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its own frontline staff. The agreement is the second one hammered out at the table after an earlier deal signed on June 30 had been rejected by the Ontario Public Service Staff UnionRead More

OTTAWA — An 11th-hour effort was underway Thursday to avert a work stoppage at Canada Post, even as both sides in the labour dispute dug in their heels, declaring an apparent impasse. With a strike mandate set to expire at midnight, the federal government stepped in, saying it would appointRead More

OTTAWA — The federal treasury is doling out $1.49 billion worth of transit funding among cities in Ontario for track upgrades, new buses and improvements and accessibility upgrades to stations, the prime minister announced Tuesday. Five Ontario cities are the first recipients of $688 million of the dedicated transit fundingRead More

OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives say Environment Minister Catherine McKenna needs to repay money paid to a photographer during a climate change conference in Paris last year. Documents obtained under the Access to Information Act and made available to The Canadian Press by the Conservatives indicate McKenna’s department paid aRead More

TORONTO – Scores of aboriginals from across Ontario rallied in Toronto today ahead of a landmark court hearing on the so-called ’60s Scoop. Some travelled for up to two days to lend their support. Speakers, including the lead plaintiff, denounced what they view as the “cultural genocide” perpetrated against themRead More

 Toronto: A Toronto man is marking a major milestone today as he becomes Canada’s only male super centenarian. Zoltan Sarosy turns 110 today and a big celebration is being held this afternoon at Chartwell Grenadier Retirement Residence, the High Park seniors’ home where he resides. The organizer of the party, documentaryRead More

SUDBURY, Ont. — Transport Minister Marc Garneau says he intends to act swiftly if it’s determined safety lapses caused a Toronto train derailment over the weekend. Part of a Canadian Pacific freight train derailed in the city’s mid-town early Sunday, but police and railway officials said the incident posed noRead More

Vancouver:- More details have been released about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s upcoming visit to Canada. Kensington Palace tweeted Monday morning that Prince William and his wife, Kate, will visit Vancouver, Victoria, Bella Bella, Haida Gwaii and Kelowna in British Columbia as well as Whitehorse and Carcross in Yukon.Read More

OTTAWA – Elizabeth May will remain Green Party leader despite a controversy over the Middle East that has divided members. May says she wants to continue her work on electoral reform and will have more credibility as a party leader. She firmly squelched suggestions she was considering joining the NDPRead More