Cab drivers who say they are frustrated with the city’s lack of enforcement around UberX are participating in a peaceful protest in East York today. The demonstration will be held at the city’s municipal licensing and standards office located at 850 Coxwell Ave The protest will go ahead despite theRead More

CALGARY — A Canadian journalist who spent almost two years jailed in Egypt says the families of two people detained in the Middle East can’t rely solely on the government to win their freedom. Mohamed Fahmy, a former Al-Jazeera journalist, was released last year after receiving a pardon from Egypt’sRead More

Toronto : A new poll has found that when it comes to referring to the city they live in, most Torontonians still seem to prefer, well, Toronto. The Forum Research poll found that 75 per cent of Toronto residents most often refer to the city simply by its name. DespiteRead More

WINDSOR, Ont. — Premier Kathleen Wynne is advising Ontario municipalities to consult constituents before they ask the province for increased taxation powers, but suggests such a request would be approved. Wynne told local politicians attending the annual meeting of the Association of Ontario Municipalities in Windsor that they also needRead More

OTTAWA — The federal government has yet to sign infrastructure funding agreements with five provinces and two territories — agreements that are a key step before any federal cash can flow to projects underway across the country. Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Nunavut and Northwest Territories have yetRead More

OTTAWA — A Canadian Forces corporal has been charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident involving another member of the military. The Department of National Defence says the alleged incident took place when the Ontario-based corporal was deployed as a member of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment in JamaicaRead More

TORONTO — Doctors in Ontario have rejected a tentative four-year fee agreement reached with the province’s Liberal government. The Ontario Medical Association said Monday that 63 per cent of its members who cast ballots Sunday voted against the deal, which would have raised Ontario’s physician services budget by 2.5 perRead More

The GTA and much of the province could be in for a soaking. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement advising that the GTA and much of the province could see heavy rainfall Tuesday. “A slow-moving low pressure system over eastern Texas is forecast to drift northwards over theRead More

OTTAWA — If Justin Trudeau gets his way on electoral reform, will the Liberals “steal” every federal election in perpetuity? As hearings on a new voting regime resume next Monday, the Conservatives contend that’s what would be in store if Canada adopts a system of ranked ballots, which the primeRead More

WASHINGTON — The Canadian government has begun a wide-ranging exercise to plan for the potential effects of the American election, including the possibility of a President Donald Trump threatening to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement. The government is mapping out a complex array of outcomes for various resultsRead More