ONTARIO:The provincial government says it will donate $500,000 to support relief efforts following a devastating earthquake in Ecuador. Premier Kathleen Wynne’s office announced the move in a statement released Sunday afternoon. “Since the tragic earthquake on April 16, our thoughts and prayers have been with the people of Ecuador,” WynneRead More

TORONTO:A plurality of Conservative voters would support interim leader Rona Ambrose for the full time job if she is allowed to run, a new poll has found. The Mainstreet Research poll found that if a leadership contest was held today 26 per cent of those who identify themselves as ToryRead More

Marathon will close roads throughout the city this Sunday TORONTO:Toronto Police have issued a notice for road closures in the city this Sunday. The 22nd GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon will be taking place throughout the city, from North York to downtown to Etobicoke this weekend. Participants from over 50 countriesRead More

TORONTO:A coroner’s jury tasked with examining two residential fires that together killed seven people in East Gwillimbury and Whitby came back with 33 recommendations for firefighters, investigators and regulators Friday afternoon. The jury recommended that the province and fire prevention officers conduct a widespread public education campaign concerning fire safetyRead More

TORONTO — An Ontario nurse who admitted to snooping into the medical records of patients will have her licence suspended for four months and face a formal reprimand. The College of Nurses of Ontario has also ordered Mandy Edgerton — formerly Mandy Reid — to undergo remedial training on privacyRead More

Toronto:Toronto police say they have charged a 51-year-old Toronto man in relation to a shootout in a downtown condo that culminated with the kidnapping and torture of two teenage boys. Police said that on Apr. 18, members of the “Young Buck Killas” gang were hosting a party in a condoRead More

TORONTO – The Ontario government says it recovered nearly $140,000 in wages owed to interns after conducting a blitz at workplaces across the province. The Ministry of Labour says between September and December last year, its employment standards officers investigated 123 workplaces believed to have internship programs. They found thatRead More

KANANASKIS, ALBERTA: Canada and Britain will urge other nations not to pay ransoms to free kidnap victims, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, the day after a Canadian hostage was found dead in the Philippines. Trudeau said if Canada paid ransoms it would put at risk all of itsRead More

ONTARIO : A Windsor, Ont. immigration lawyer says an alleged case of passport fraud in Windsor may be only one of many cases to slip through the cracks in Canada’s immigration system. “We have a good system [but] it’s not a perfect system by any stretch,” Eddie Kadri said. “ProfessionalsRead More

CALGARY — Critical comments made by Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi about the ride-hailing service Uber will be reviewed by the city’s integrity commissioner. Nenshi was using a rival service in Boston recently when he panned Uber’s background checks for drivers and used the word “dick” to describe company CEO TravisRead More