Toronto: Canada’s public safety minister says the country’s security and intelligence services are not aware of any direct, specific threat to Canada in wake of Friday’s bloody terror attacks in Paris, but lone-wolf and copycat attacks remain a top concern. “From all the information we have gathered, there does notRead More

MONTREAL — The sewer repair work that led the city of Montreal to dump raw sewage directly into the St. Lawrence river was completed three days early, the city announced Saturday. In a statement, the city reported its wastewater was once again being treated normally after 89 hours of work.Read More

ANTALYA, Turkey — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived at the G20 summit in Turkey where Friday’s attacks in Paris were set to dominate the discussions. Trudeau’s arrival in Turkey’s coastal resort of Antalya marks his international debut on the world stage. Friday’s co-ordinated strikes in the French capital wasRead More

Toronto, The 111th annual Santa Claus Parade will be shutting down streets in the downtown core on Sunday, making life a little more difficult for drivers trying to get around the city. Police are also warning drivers to be careful where they park their cars downtown on Sunday. Starting atRead More

OTTAWA — The international datebook dictated that Justin Trudeau’s debut on the world stage would come at the G20 leaders’ summit this weekend in Turkey. But had it been up to him to decide the time and place himself, the prime minister probably could not have picked a better internationalRead More

Toronto : Just hours after suggesting that a decision had not yet been made on whether to allow jets at Billy Bishop City Centre Airport, Transportation Minister Marc Garner took to Twitter to change his tune. “As the new Minister of Transport, I have been enjoying learning about my files,Read More

TORONTO — Ontario’s elementary teachers have ratified a new central contract agreement with the provincial government, bringing a formal end to their work-to-rule campaign. Members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation voted 86 per cent in favour of the deal, while 98 per cent of union locals also voted to acceptRead More

TORONTO — Online sales giant Amazon has an ethical and moral responsibility to yank a self-published fictional ebook by notorious Canadian killer Paul Bernardo, the lawyer for his victims’ families said Friday. Irrespective of the law, Tim Danson said responsible corporate entities have a duty to make good-taste judgments. “IRead More

OTTAWA — People are streaming through the downtown streets heading for the National War Memorial and the annual Remembrance Day ceremony. Stooped veterans, serving members of the Forces and hundreds of ordinary Canadians lined the sidewalks around the towering granite and bronze memorial, with the crowd swelling by the minute.Read More

Just three weeks after Justin Trudeau’s majority victory, it appears the prime minister’s approval rating has skyrocketed, according to a new poll. The Forum Research survey suggests that of the 1,256 Canadian voters sampled, 60 per cent approve of Trudeau, up 11 points from the week before the election. TheRead More