OTTAWA — Former MP Keith Martin says there is no way Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should face any more punishment for the ruckus that erupted when he tried to hurry a Conservative to his seat, knocking a New Democrat with his elbow in the process. “He’s apologized profusely and IRead More

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — 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 forcedRead More

TORONTO — Scotiabank saw its second-quarter profit fall to $1.58 billion as it took a restructuring charge and set aside more money for bad loans. The profit was down nearly 12 per cent compared to $1.80 billion of net income during the same period last year. The earnings amounted toRead More

Winnipeg, Manitoba: A bill legalising medically-assisted suicide in Canada strikes the right balance between defending fundamental freedoms and protecting against abuses, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday, predicting confusion if it is not approved. The draft legislation, introduced by Trudeau’s Liberal government in April, would allow people with incurableRead More

VANCOUVER — The Conservatives are a “big tent” party that can weather any divisions created by a vote Saturday on dropping parts of the policy that oppose same sex marriage, says one Tory MP. The late-afternoon vote will be the culimination of 2 1/2 days of introspection and intense debateRead More

WINNIPEG – Kathleen Wynne wonders whether a man would have faced the same kind of vicious attack that was aimed at her by a member of Alberta’s Wildrose party. The Ontario premier says she accepts the Opposition party’s apology but suggests a man might not have been treated the sameRead More

Ise Shima: From the country that gave the world “Bieber Fever,” Canada’s “other Justin” — heartthrob Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — has made quite a splash on his visit to Japan for the G7 summit. Japanese media and his growing legions of female fans have been swooning over the 44-year-oldRead More

Ottawa: A Canadian man who stabbed to death five fellow students at a Calgary house party was not criminally responsible for the 2014 rampage due to mental illness, a judge ruled Wednesday. Justice Eric Macklin found Matthew De Grood, 24, suffered from psychosis which put into question whether he knewRead More

Toronto: A 38-year-old Sikh woman has been found dead at her home in Canada’s Saskatchewan province with police arresting and charging her husband for the murder. Sandeep Kaur Tehara, was found dead at her residence in Regina, when police was called to the home to check on the well-being ofRead More

Tokyo: Whoever said romance was dead has obviously not met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The 44-year-old pinup premier said that he would take a day off ahead of G7 talks in Japan to celebrate his wedding anniversary with spouse Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, calling it an essential “work-life balance”. TheRead More