TORONTO – The only senior officer convicted for his role in the mass detentions and arrests at the G20 summit in Toronto six years ago finds out his sentence today. Supt. David (Mark) Fenton was convicted last year of exceeding his authority and discreditable conduct. The 27-year veteran was inRead More

Toronto:Police are investigating after shots were fired at an Oakwood Village home for the second consecutive night. Officers responded to a home on Rockvale Avenue near Rogers Road and Oakwood Avenue at around 11 p.m. for a report of gunshots. Upon arrival, it was discovered that two vehicles parked inRead More

 Toronto :Police Chief Mark Saunders will meet with organizers of Pride Toronto today to discuss security amid concerns over an apparent threat against the annual Pride parade. On Tuesday a post that was made on a German-language online message board supporting the Islamic State surfaced. The post – which providesRead More

OTTAWA — Canada’s top Mountie says the tough terrain of the southwestern Philippines may make it difficult to find the killers of two Canadian hostages, but it won’t prevent the ongoing effort to bring them to justice. RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson’s commitment was affirmed Monday by Prime Minister Justin TrudeauRead More

TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne promoted seven backbenchers to an expanded 30-seat Ontario cabinet table Monday while demoting the minister responsible for the autism file that created a public relations nightmare for her Liberal government. Tracy MacCharles, who bore the brunt of parental anger over changes to autism therapy programs,Read More

TORONTO — Shocked but undeterred by the weekend massacre in Florida, organizers of Toronto’s gay pride festivities pledged on Monday the show would go on amid increased security and a determination to highlight the community’s strength. The horrific events in Orlando will certainly be in the back of people’s minds,Read More

HALIFAX — A family’s bid to gain entry to a veterans’ hospital for a 94-year-old man decorated for his service in the Second World War has been rejected. The son of Petter Blindheim said in an email statement Monday night that his father’s application to receive nursing home care inRead More

Ontario:Even though the legislature has adjourned until September, politicians from all three parties will be spending a good part of the summer holding public hearings on the bill, which would ban corporate and union donations to political parties. The spring session was dominated by opposition accusations that the Liberals wereRead More

Toronto:After a mass shooting on Sunday that killed at least 50 people and injured dozens more at a gay nightclub in Florida, many Canadians were reflecting on what the violence means for the LGBTQ community. Candlelight vigils to mourn the victims were planned in several Canadian cities Sunday night. HundredsRead More

OTTAWA — The New Democrats are urging the Liberal government to decriminalize pot before they legalize it. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau campaigned on a promise to legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana, and his government plans to get started next spring. Meanwhile, the existing criminal law remains on theRead More