Brampton,A 19-year-old man was rushed to hospital in serious condition after a stabbing in a residential part of Brampton early Friday morning. Paramedics say the man sustained multiple stab wounds as a result of the incident, which occurred on Executive Court near Countryside Drive and Torbram Road shortly after 4Read More

OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is expected to shed light on the economic impact of the wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alta., when it releases GDP figures for May later today. The disaster, which forced the shutdown of crude operations and led to a 25 per cent drop in Canada’s oilsands outputRead More

ONTARIO,A driver fled the scene on foot after crashing into a lamp post in Scarborough shortly after midnight, police say. The collision occurred near Markham Road and Cougar Court. Paramedics attended the scene but were not able to locate any patients. Police have not released a description of the driver.

TORONTO — An expert panel has found a “serious problem” with enforcement of employment standards across Ontario. “We conclude there are too many people in too many workplaces who do not receive their basic rights,” said the special advisers appointed to do the first review of the Employment Standards ActRead More

TORONTO,Newly elected Etobicoke North councillor Michael Ford sat down with Mayor John Tory on Wednesday in one of his first official acts since being sworn in. Ford, who earned about 70 per cent of the vote in a byelection on Monday, met with Tory for about an hour and emergedRead More

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the shooting death of a troubled teen on an empty streetcar is expected to learn his fate today. Const. James Forcillo is set to be sentenced in the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim, whose death in 2013 was capturedRead More

Toronto,Residents in parts of the city are dealing with the remnants of a heavy summer storm that moved through the GTA Wednesday night, knocking out power and flooding roads. Approximately 2,000 customers in the city’s east end were offline as of 7:20 p.m. after the storm downed tree branches andRead More

TORONTO — Canada’s national housing agency rang more alarm bells about Vancouver’s real estate sector after it released a report Wednesday saying there is now strong evidence of problematic conditions in the city. In a quarterly housing market assessment released Wednesday, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. increased its risk ratingRead More

OTTAWA — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will pay a visit to Canada this fall — their second since getting married five years ago. Prince William and his wife, Kate, will visit British Columbia and Yukon later this year, Gov. Gen. David Johnston announced Wednesday. “Our true Canadian prideRead More

OTTAWA – A New Democrat MP says he will table a private member’s bill at the earliest opportunity to repeal controversial anti-terrorism measures. NDP public safety critic Randall Garrison says the legislation known as Bill C-51 severely compromised the privacy rights of Canadians. The Conservative bill was ushered into lawRead More