TORONTO — Ontario plans to tighten its rules on political donations starting this fall. Premier Kathleen Wynne says the Liberals will propose new rules that “transition” Ontario away from corporate and union donations to political parties, which are already banned at the federal level. Wynne says the Liberal government willRead More

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion has given a label to Canada’s new Liberal foreign policy: responsible conviction. Dion says it is the guiding principle for the new directions the Liberal government has adopted towards the world. The minister says the concept incorporates a few old Conservative ideas, butRead More

CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit Calgary today, where he will participate in a roundtable on employment insurance and visit the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Trudeau may face questions on his government’s decision to boost employment insurance benefits for parts of the country while leavingRead More

MONTREAL — David Baazov is taking an indefinite paid leave of absence as CEO and chairman of Amaya Inc., owner of the PokerStars online gambling business. Amaya said Baazov is taking the leave voluntarily to focus on his response to allegations against him by Quebec’s stock market regulator and prepareRead More

Toronto, A new poll suggests Mayor John Tory continues to enjoy strong public support as nearly three quarters of Torontonians say they support the job he has done so far. The Forum Research poll, which was released Monday, shows that among the 908 Toronto voters surveyed, 72 per cent approveRead More

Moss Park: One man is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a stabbing near Moss Park late Sunday night. According to police, officers received a call from a member of the public who said they saw a lot of blood in the area Queen and Sherbourne streets. When investigators arrived,Read More

Brampton: Peel Regional Police are searching for a suspect after a stabbing in Brampton overnight. It happened on Sled Dog Road at around midnight. Police say the stabbing was part of a domestic assault between a mother and son at the residence. The victim, a 46-year-old woman, is in hospitalRead More

OTTAWA — Elizabeth May spent more than any other federal party leader to secure her seat in last October’s election. Financial reports filed with Elections Canada show the Green leader spent almost $230,000 to win her British Columbia riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands. May’s riding association raised roughly $220,000 to payRead More

Ontario: Freezing rain across southern Ontario caused power outages that continued into Friday and prompted weather warnings in parts of Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. Tens of thousands hydro customers across southwest Ontario were still without power Friday afternoon as repair crews tried to stay ahead of outages due toRead More

TORONTO — Rob Ford’s death has left his followers despairing at the loss of a man they saw as a champion for the everyman, and experts say there’s no clear heir to take up the mantle and lead so-called Ford Nation. Ford, who died this week from a rare andRead More