Ontario : An Ontario first nation is taking its fight against a controversial pipeline that runs through one of Canada’s most populous corridors to the country’s top court. The legal battle over Line 9 — which runs between Sarnia, Ont., and Montreal — pits the Chippewas of the Thames FirstRead More

VANCOUVER — A prominent member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is reaching out to Syrian refugees after a group of newly arrived migrants were pepper sprayed at a welcome event in Vancouver. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan described Friday night’s attack as an “isolated incident” and said the Syrian refugeesRead More

NIPIGON, Ont. — Damage to a newly built bridge cut traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway in both directions Sunday and it wasn’t clear when it could reopen, said the mayor of a Northern Ontario community. Nipigon Mayor Richard Harvey said engineers were examining the Nipigon River Bridge on Highway 11/17Read More

 Toronto : Mayor John Tory says he has not been presented with a plan to sell part of Toronto Hydro to cover the city’s share of SmartTrack despite a report suggesting that the move is being considered behind the scenes. The Toronto Star is reporting that work is ongoing forRead More

Vancouver: Police in Vancouver are looking for a suspect after someone pepper sprayed a group of Syrian refugees who were attending a welcoming event last night. Investigators say a crowd of men, women and children had gathered outside a Muslim centre when a man wearing a white-hoodie apparently rode byRead More

Quebec : Police in Belize have charged two teenagers in the slaying of a Canadian man who was found dead in Belize earlier this week. Matthiew Klinck — a producer and filmmaker from Quebec — was found stabbed to death after an apparent robbery at his home in Selena VillageRead More

OTTAWA — Some members of the marijuana movement are concerned about the government’s decision to make Toronto’s former police chief a point man on legalizing pot, activist and former Liberal hopeful Jodie Emery said Friday. Liberal MP Bill Blair, parliamentary secretary to Justice Minister Jody-Wilson Raybould, has been tapped toRead More

TORONTO — Ontario was the only province reporting a growth in jobs in December, but the government’s financial watchdog says one reason unemployment is down is because some people are so discouraged they’ve given up looking for work. Ontario added almost 35,000 net new jobs last month, decreasing the unemploymentRead More

TORONTO – A Toronto man who survived “multiple suicide attempts” as a teenager is calling on Amazon to stop selling T-shirts he says mock suicide. Mark Henick, 28, has launched an online petition on Change.org that has garnered support from hundreds of people. The $15.99 shirts have a graphic ofRead More

OTTAWA — The Canadian labour force received a boost of 22,800 net jobs last month, thanks to a big gain in part-time work, Statistics Canada said Friday. The federal agency’s latest jobs survey found that positions in the more-desirable category of full-time employment actually fell in December by 6,400. TheRead More