MONTREAL — Canadian food banks hope that the pinch they’re feeling from rising food prices isn’t snowballing into a full-fledged crisis. While each agency has unique circumstances, many say higher prices during the peak winter period are limiting how much food they can purchase and having an impact on donationsRead More

TORONTO – Ontario’s top court will hear arguments on Monday about whether two lawsuits arising out of the mass detentions during the tumultuous G20 summit in 2010 should go ahead as class actions. Police authorities in Toronto want the Court of Appeal to quash the proceedings, which have already beenRead More

TORONTO — Water toxicity experts estimate that roughly 10 per cent of Canadians are at risk of being exposed to lead through their drinking water as Americans in Flint, Mich., grapple with an ongoing drinking water scandal. Research funded by the Canadian Water Network estimates that about 60,000 households inRead More

OTTAWA — Some of Canada’s biggest producers of medical marijuana want Ottawa to implement advertising regulations similar to those that govern the sale of alcohol, as they await the Liberal government’s long-promised legal recreational market. A concerted policy push is underway from Tweed Inc., Mettrum Ltd. and Bedrocan Canada Inc.Read More

Toronto, January 31 Scientists have discovered a new financially viable and environmentally friendly way to recover and recycle gold from electronic waste, an approach that could revolutionise the industry and be a veritable gold mine. “We’ve found a simple, cheap and environmentally benign solution that extracts gold in seconds, andRead More

TORONTO – Ontario’s Liberal government says it will introduce legislation to officially proclaim February as Black History Month. The month was first proclaimed in 1993, but the government says it will introduce legislation “in the near future” to formally recognize the month each year. Culture Minister Michael Coteau says inRead More

Provincial police have identified a 69-year-man who was mortally wounded when a wheel flew off a truck on Highway 400 in King Township on Wednesday morning and smashed into his SUV. At about 9 a.m. on Wednesday, police said a truck carrying lumber was heading south on Highway 400 nearRead More

TORONTO — He was a broadcasting star with a wide and loyal following before he became engulfed in a scandal that sparked a nationwide conversation on sexual assault and the issues with reporting it. Now, more than a year since the allegations against Jian Ghomeshi sent shock waves across theRead More

TORONTO — A group headed by the Ontario Federation of Labour is alleging that the province’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board systematically ignores the advice of medical professionals in order to limit otherwise legitimate injury claims. The OFL and the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups say they are formallyRead More

OTTAWA — Key leaders from the Assembly of First Nations are to meet Finance Minister Bill Morneau today as pressure mounts on the federal government to put promises into action in its first budget. The meeting comes as the minister continues his consultations ahead of the release of the fiscalRead More