OTTAWA — There’s a Punjabi phrase shouted to give thanks for victories: the truth will always prevail. So as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau concluded his formal apology Wednesday for the Komagata Maru incident of 1914, Amarjeet Singh Sohi, who had travelled from outside Toronto to watch the event, could notRead More

TORONTO — The sentencing hearing of a Toronto police officer found guilty of attempted murder in the death of a teen on an empty streetcar returns to court today. Lawyers for Const. James Forcillo requested extra time Monday to complete their preparations on the case. Forcillo has filed a constitutionalRead More

TORONTO – The Ontario government plans to ban corporate and union donations to municipal politicians. The Liberals are expected to propose amendments to the Municipal Act at committee today to prohibit companies and unions from donating to local politicians. The government, which introduced legislation Tuesday to ban corporate and unionRead More

Toronto:The Etobicoke neighbourhood where a pregnant mother was fatally shot over the weekend has been the focus of increased police efforts to reduce gun violence over the past few months, Toronto’s police chief says. Speaking to reporters at a news conference Tuesday, Chief Mark Saunders said he knows that theRead More

OTTAWA – The Minister of Science and Innovation is expected to name the next Canadian astronaut to visit the International Space Station at a news conference Monday morning. A spokesman for Navdeep Bains said in an email to The Canadian Press that the next Canadian astronaut in space would beRead More

OTTAWA – Finance Minister Bill Morneau is presiding today over the inaugural meeting of his economic advisory council. The group includes 14 business and academic leaders who will help the federal government draw up a plan to boost Canada’s long-term productivity and growth. Morneau and several of his cabinet colleaguesRead More

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has released an app that will give Fort McMurray residents a good look at their properties. A message from Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee warns that viewing the satellite images may be traumatic, and the number for Alberta’s Mental Health Help Line is included inRead More

OTTAWA — The federal NDP has opted for an extended leadership race to replace Tom Mulcair, as it looks to name a new leader between September and October of 2017. The decision comes after around 100 New Democrats from across Canada gathered at an Ottawa hotel Sunday to carve outRead More

SAINTE MARIE DE BEAUCE, Que. – Quebec MP Maxime Bernier has officially launched his campaign to become the Conservative party’s next leader. Bernier told a packed stadium in his home riding of Beauce this morning that he would run a small government if elected. He also said he would lowerRead More

TORONTO — The case of a former Conservative staffer convicted in the 2011 federal election robocalls scandal is going before Ontario’s highest court this week. Michael Sona is asking Ontario’s Court of Appeal to impose a sentence less than the nine months in jail he received in November 2014. ButRead More