OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says it’s hard to predict when the Canadian economy will rebound from the huge Alberta wildfire that destroyed communities and forced the shut down of crucial oil operations. For Poloz, part of that calculation depends how quickly shuttered oilsands facilities go backRead More

TORONTO — The Ontario Progressive Conservatives have nominated their candidate for a byelection in an east Toronto riding. Raymond Cho is currently a city councillor for the area and a longtime resident of Toronto. The Scarborough-Rouge River seat has been vacant since Liberal backbencher Bas Balkissoon abruptly resigned in March.Read More

MONCTON, N.B. — Two years after a gunman went hunting police officers in a Moncton, N.B., neighbourhood — leaving three officers dead, two wounded, and families and the public to grieve — a monument has been unveiled. Dozens of people gathered under cloudy skies along the riverfront in Moncton todayRead More

HALIFAX – One of Canada’s submarines is returning to port due to a mechanical problem with one of its diesel engines. The navy says HMCS Windsor was training off Canada’s east coast Friday when the problem was detected. The sub has backup systems, but the navy says it decided itRead More

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has admitted to smoking marijuana in the past, said on Thursday he has no plans to light up even after his government makes it legal to do so. “I don’t think so. I’m not someone who has a history of using drugs,”Read More

Canada– Federal authorities were tight-lipped Monday about a report that Sikh terrorists run a training camp in British Columbia. The Times of India reports that Indian intelligence agencies have alerted the Liberal government that pro-Khalistan extremists near Mission, B.C., plan to carry out strikes in Punjab. Public Safety Minister RalphRead More

FORT MCMURRAY, Henry Velasquez wants to return to the place where his home once stood — someday, but not yet. Residents are being allowed to return in stages this week, a month after a voracious wildfire destroyed 10 per cent of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta and forced the evacuationRead More

TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne says the Ontario government will pass legislation to change the definition of parents so same-sex couples don’t have to adopt their own children. Wynne says the province’s laws are outdated and do not reflect current views on who can form a family. New Democrat CheriRead More

A 21-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred in Wasaga Beach over the long weekend. Eric Tello Arias was stabbed to death on Main Street at around 3:20 a.m. on May 23. Additional details surrounding the incident have not been providedRead More

CHATHAM, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog says an officer with the Chatham-Kent Police Service has been charged with sexual assault. The Special Investigations Unit says the incident that led to the charges took place last August when a 23-year-old woman came across the officer. The SIU says the officer droveRead More