TORONTO — Jurors began deliberating Wednesday in the case of a Toronto police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a teen on an empty streetcar — an incident that sparked anti-police protests in the city two and a half years ago. Const. James Forcillo has pleaded notRead More

OTTAWA — It turns out the little Ontario boy who’s been having trouble boarding airplanes is far from alone. The whirlwind of publicity about six-year-old Syed Adam Ahmed’s difficulty at the airport has prompted dozens of other families with similar stories to contact Khadija Cajee, the boy’s mother. Twenty-one ofRead More

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is holding its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 per cent even as it downgrades its growth outlook for an economy hit by falling commodity prices. The central bank made the announcement Wednesday as the country adjusts to what it describes as a complex mixRead More

OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals will review controversial directives enacted by the Harper government that allow for the sharing of information even when it might lead to torture, says the public safety minister. The “troubling set of issues” raised by the foreign information-sharing policy “will be raised in the courseRead More

OTTAWA — The Conservative party will choose its next leader on May 27, 2017. The party says the date allows for a time frame that will provide an exciting and competitive race and a fair and open contest for all potential candidates. The decision was made over the weekend byRead More

TORONTO – As the country’s health ministers prepare to meet in Vancouver, Ontario is already saying decisions on changing the health care funding formula should be left for another day. During last year’s election campaign, the Trudeau Liberals promised to negotiate a new health accord with the provinces and territories,Read More

SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. — Canada’s immigration minister says the federal government may consider forgiving the flight costs for Syrian refugees who came to Canada before the Liberals came to power. Until Nov. 4, all refugees arriving under the government’s resettlement programs were required to cover their own airfare, a longRead More

Toronto: The CEO of Goodwill Industries of Toronto says she is “examining all possible solutions” to the “cash flow crisis” that forced the charity to suspend operations in the GTA over the weekend. On Sunday the organization sent out a statement announcing that it would close 16 stores, 10 donation centresRead More

TORONTO — Jurors who will decide the fate of a Toronto police officer charged in the shooting death of a teen on an empty streetcar are getting their final instructions from the judge who presided over the case. Justice Edward Then is telling the jury their function is not toRead More

TORONTO — Ontario hospitals that charge more than $10 a day for parking have been ordered to immediately freeze rates, and to start offering multi-day discount passes by Oct. 1. Health Minister Eric Hoskins says the hospitals will have to offer five-, 10- and 30-day passes that discount parking ratesRead More