TORONTO – The futures market pointed to a mixed opening for U.S. stocks following a series of disappointing corporate earnings. Results from Microsoft and Alphabet, the corporate parent of Google, both fell short of investor expectations. Meanwhile, both the Canadian dollar and the price of oil ticked higher. The loonieRead More

OTTAWA — The once-towering case against Sen. Mike Duffy was coming apart at the seams Thursday as an Ontario Court judge dismissed 12 of the 31 charges faced by the man at the centre of the long-running Senate expense scandal. After 62 days of hearings, Ontario Court Justice Charles VaillancourtRead More

OTTAWA — A new report suggests Canada ranks 14th among 16 peer countries when it comes to environmental performance, with only the United States and Australia doing worse. The report by the Conference Board of Canada on Thursday gives Canada a “D” grade based on nine indicators covering climate change,Read More

CALGARY-  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has a tongue-in-cheek answer to explain what makes local government so special. If the federal government disappeared tomorrow it would probably take Canadians a few weeks to notice, he says, and perhaps a few hours, or even days, in the case of a provincial government. “(But)Read More

UNITED NATIONS, United Nations — Canada’s legislation to begin the process of legalizing and regulating marijuana will be introduced next spring, Health Minister Jane Philpott announced Wednesday at the United Nations. During her impassioned speech at a special UN session on drugs, Philpott acknowledged the pot plan “challenges the statusRead More

Toronto, Mayor John Tory says that a symposium he is holding with leaders from the black community on Saturday could lead to a more public meeting somewhere down the line. Members of the Toronto chapter of Black Lives Matter have repeatedly asked Tory to hold a public meeting to talkRead More

WINNIPEG — An orange dynasty stretching back to the 1990s fell Tuesday as Manitoba voters painted the political landscape a hue of Tory blue. Brian Pallister’s Progressive Conservatives routed Premier Greg Selinger and the New Democrats to put an end to 16 years of the NDP in power. Pallister, aRead More

TORONTO — The Toronto Stock Exchange edged higher in late-morning trading, boosted by strength in metal and mining stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index climbed 51.57 points to 13,918.85. Among the most actively traded was Teck Resources Ltd., which saw its class-B shares climb $1.22 to $14.56. The Canadian dollar gainedRead More

TORONTO — People won’t be seeing controversial Progressive Conservative MPP Jack MacLaren around the Ontario legislature for a while — he’s been ordered to take sensitivity training after telling a sexist joke about a Liberal MP. PC Leader Patrick Brown moved again Monday to try to quell the controversy surroundingRead More

ATTAWAPISKAT, Ont. — The chief of a remote First Nation says he hopes a planned meeting with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett will be the beginning of real change for Attawapiskat. Increasing suicide attempts by youth in the community on James Bay prompted the northern Ontario First NationRead More