OTTAWA — Canada’s employment level was virtually unchanged last month as a net gain in Ontario jobs was offset by losses in Alberta, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador. Statistics Canada’s latest labour force survey says the national unemployment rate still crept up to 7.2 per cent from 7.1 per cent,Read More

MIAMI – The case of a Canadian diplomat’s son charged in a double killing in Miami has been put over for an expected plea deal. After conferring with the judge, the prosecution and the defence said Marc Wabafiyebazu should now be ready to plead Feb. 19. Miami police arrested Wabafiyebazu,Read More

Toronto, Canada’s first Sikh Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was heckled in Parliament with an Opposition member shouting that MPs needed an “English-to-English” translation as he spoke, an act dubbed as “racist”. Veteran Conservative MP Jason Kenney sparked a controversy during question period with the heckling directed at Sajjan while the ministerRead More

Toronto, Mayor John Tory says he will continue his push to make sure Toronto gets its “fair share” of federal infrastructure dollars as he sits down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several of his ministers at a meeting of big city mayors in Ottawa over the next two days.Read More

TORONTO — The Toronto stock market and the loonie were both ahead for a second consecutive session Thursday as metal prices continued to trend higher in the face of a weakening U.S. dollar. At mid-afternoon, the S&P/TSX composite index was up 148.01 points at 12,741.03, its second triple-digit increase inRead More

TORONTO — Ontario announced a $100 million program Thursday to help homeowners upgrade their furnaces, water heaters and insulation, but did not provide a start date, eligibility rules or rebate amounts. The goal of the plan is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and at the same time help create jobsRead More

OTTAWA — Canadians with terminal illnesses are waiting too long for disability pension benefits from the federal government, and those with grave conditions are being snowed under with paperwork, Canada’s auditor general says. In his latest twice-annual assessment of various federal government departments, agencies and programs, Michael Ferguson’s most eyebrow-raisingRead More

TORONTO – Ontario’s insurance regulator has approved coverage for drivers using ride-hailing services such as Uber. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says it’s the first coverage of its kind in the country. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario has given the green light for Aviva Canada to offer coverage forRead More

Police will hold a news conference this afternoon to provide an update on their investigation into a double murder outside a Chinatown restaurant over the weekend. According to police, a group of men were involved in an altercation in front of the New Ho King restaurant on Spadina Avenue nearRead More

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has promised to get Canada back into the peacekeeping business, but a new report from two independent think tanks says the military is ill-prepared for the task. The study by the Rideau Institute and the Centre for Policy Alternatives was penned by Walter Dorn, aRead More