WHITEHORSE — Canada’s 13 premiers are scheduled to sit down today for talks that could finally allow trade to take place between provinces and territories as easily as it happens with the rest of the world. Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski, who’s hosting his colleagues, said the annual gathering will beRead More

OTTAWA — A new Conference Board of Canada report has downgraded its projections for economic growth in 2016 to 1.4 per cent, despite a strong start to the year. The think tank says Canada’s economic growth advanced at a solid annual pace of 2.4 per cent in the first quarter,Read More

TORONTO — Every day of the year, Canadians across the country are finding themselves trapped in faulty elevators, while countless more are suffering through inconvenience and isolation because of elevators that are out of service — and the problem is worsening, an investigation by The Canadian Press has found. LastRead More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the French Embassy in Ottawa Monday to pay his respects to the victims of a terrorist attack in Nice. The prime minister signed a book of condolences inside a silent room at the embassy. In French, Trudeau wrote Canada is with France duringRead More

LONDON — Authorities say two commercial airline pilots have been arrested at Glasgow Airport on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol, shortly before they were due to take off on a trans-Atlantic flight. Canadian airline Air Transat says the two crew members were arrested before a Glasgow toRead More

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede recorded its lowest attendance in 22 years, organizers of the event said Monday, dealing yet another blow for businesses that were hoping for an economic shot in the arm from the annual shindig. “A lot of small businesses count on having a good Stampede asRead More

OTTAWA — The Ukrainian embassy in Ottawa says one of its citizens died in a deadly truck attack in France last week but won’t confirm whether the victim is a missing student studying in Canada. Mykhaylo (Misha) Bazelevskyy, who was 22, has permanent resident status in Canada, but was travellingRead More

CALGARY — Bubbles floated into a grey sky and sparklers crackled as hundreds gathered in a northwest Calgary park Sunday evening to pay tribute to Sara Baillie and her five-year-old daughter Taliyah Marsman. Baillie’s close friends organized the vigil nearly a week after the 34-year-old woman was found dead inRead More

TORONTO – First quarter results for 2016 show the Ontario economy growing at an annualized rate of three per cent, the highest in Canada and all G7 countries. Premier Kathleen Wynne says the province’s real gross domestic product grew by 0.8 per cent in January to March, following similar growthRead More

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is advising Pokemon Go players to keep their eyes off their phones when walking, especially at intersections. Wynne says she always advised her children to make eye contact with drivers when crossing the road, and points out you can’t do that if you’re lookingRead More