The notion that Canadian volunteers fighting with Kurdish forces in northern Iraq and Syria could face prosecution under the former Conservative government’s tough anti-terror laws has one human rights group calling for stricter supervision of the country’s military training mission in the war-torn region. A secret “Canadian Eyes Only” analysisRead More

TORONTO — One of Canada’s big banks is cutting its economic forecast for the country for a second time in a matter of weeks. CIBC World Markets is now estimating the country’s gross domestic product will grow by only 1.3 per cent this year, after adjusting for inflation. That’s downRead More

Toronto :Four Toronto police officers are being accused of planting drugs on a suspect and then lying about it in court and Police Chief Mark Saunders is vowing to open an internal investigation into cases handled by the accused officers. In total, the officers are facing 17 criminal charges. TheRead More

TORONTO – Two former Ontario premier’s senior aides have court appearances today on charges related to a government scandal over the cancellation of gas plants. Laura Miller, who had been Dalton McGuinty’s deputy chief of staff, and David Livingston, who was McGuinty’s chief of staff, are charged with breach ofRead More

TORONTO – The Canadian dollar and Toronto Stock Exchange were down slightly early Wednesday, ahead of an afternoon announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The S&P/TSX index was down 22.30 points at 12,308.96, after 30 minutes of trading. The Dow Jones Industrials average was down 115.84 points at 16,051.39, theRead More

Toronto police are searching for a suspect wanted in an attempted robbery on a GO train in Scarborough last night. Police say at around 10:40 p.m., a male was on board a GO train when he attempted to steal a female passenger’s purse. Although the man was not successful inRead More

MONTREAL — Police in Quebec say they have arrested about 10 people who allegedly exchanged information on their sexual experiences with children. Quebec provincial police say the investigation with the RCMP began three years ago. About 150 police officers are taking part in raids in various Quebec cities and inRead More

OTTAWA — Nine emotional years after she first challenged the federal government, First Nations child welfare advocate Cindy Blackstock is awaiting a ruling from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that will determine if Canada has discriminated against children on reserves. Blackstock is the executive director of The First Nations ChildRead More

LA LOCHE, Sask. — The teen charged in connection with Friday’s shooting that left four people dead in northern Saskatchewan is due to appear in court today. The 17-year-old, who can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, faces four counts of first degree murder, seven counts of attemptedRead More

OTTAWA – The federal government says it will sign the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal at a meeting next week in New Zealand. International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says signing the 12-country treaty doesn’t necessarily mean Canada will ultimately ratify it, however. Freeland has conducted public consultations on the wide-rangingRead More