TORONTO — The cancer that took the life of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford is among the rarest and most challenging to treat, says a doctor who specializes in a class of tumours called sarcomas. Known as a pleomorphic liposarcoma, it belongs to a large group of malignancies called soft-tissueRead More

TORONTO – Liberal backbencher Bas Balkissoon is resigning his Scarborough-Rouge River seat in the Ontario legislature effective immediately. Premier Kathleen Wynne’s office announced Balkissoon’s decision, but gave no reason for the resignation. Wynne’s office says it will have no further comment other than to thank him for his public service.Read More

Toronto: Rob Ford, the long-time Toronto politician who became known for his personal troubles as much as his penny-pinching ways on city council, has died at the age of 46. Ford passed away early Tuesday morning at Mount Sinai Hospital following a battle with a rare and aggressive form ofRead More

TORONTO — An Ontario university professor who has applied for permanent residency in Canada is facing the prospect of having to leave the country because his son has Down Syndrome. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has told Felipe Montoya that his son’s condition makes him inadmissible to Canada because of theRead More

BLIND RIVER, Ont. — Provincial police are investigating a single vehicle crash near the town of Blind River that claimed the life of a Brampton woman. Investigators with the OPP’s East Algoma detachment say the woman was ejected from her vehicle after it hit a guard rail on Highway 17Read More

Mississauga : No injuries were reported after a fire broke out at a home under renovation in Mississauga on Saturday night. Peel Regional Police say it happened at 1234 Birchview Drive at around 11 p.m. The fire was contained to the one home and it does not appear to beRead More

OTTAWA — The prime minister has chosen seven new senators to fill vacancies in Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario. The roster includes Justice Murray Sinclair, who led the Truth and Reconciliation commission, Paralympian Chantal Petitclerc and the long-time civil servant who headed Justin Trudeau’s transition team when the Liberals took powerRead More

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate cooled down to 1.4 per cent in February, down from 2.0 per cent in January, mostly because of a decline in gasoline prices. Excluding gasoline, Statistic Canada’s consumer price index would have been up to 1.9 per cent last month. Statistics Canada says foodRead More

OTTAWA — A new study suggests that homeless youth who keep pets have lower levels of depression than their counterparts who are without a dog, cat, or even rat by their side. The study from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph found that homeless youth with petsRead More

Toront0: Rob Ford is still alive but in hospital fighting cancer, his office said Thursday amid online rumours the former mayor and long-time Toronto politician had died. “With his family beside him, Coun. Ford is currently in hospital as he continues his battle against cancer,” Ford’s executive assistant Dan JacobsRead More