TORONTO — Ontario reached tentative contract deals Monday with public elementary teachers as well as support staff in most schools, ending their work-to-rule campaigns. The deals with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Canadian Union of Public Employees were the last major education sector agreements to be reachedRead More

The Uber debate is back at city hall today as councillors take a closer look at how the city is enforcing and prosecuting bylaw infractions. Coun. Janet Davis is presenting a motion requesting more information on a number of topics relating to the ride-sharing app including what enforcement action isRead More

TORONTO — Romeo Phillion, who spent decades behind bars protesting his innocence before he was freed and his murder conviction overturned, has passed away after a lengthy illness, supporters said Tuesday. The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, who fought to have Phillion exonerated, said he died Monday, aRead More

Toronto, November 2 Four years after Punjabi became Canada’s third most common language, it has now attained the same status in the country’s new Parliament after English and French following the election of 20 Punjabi-speaking candidates to the House of Commons. Twenty-three Member of Parliaments of South Asian-origin were electedRead More

WASHINGTON — Justin Trudeau will travel to four international summits within his first month in office. The incoming prime minister is set to attend a G20 leaders’ meeting in Turkey, an APEC summit in the Philippines, the Commonwealth leaders’ gathering in Malta, and climate talks in Paris starting later thisRead More

Toronto: The next few days may be the last chance you’ll have to get outside and enjoy some warm temperatures before the cold weather settles in for the winter season. A bout of unseasonably warm weather is headed our way this week, with temperatures in the mid-to-high teens. Environment CanadaRead More

OTTAWA — A group of Canadian economists says the federal government should get out of the business of funding small infrastructure projects and give more money directly to cities. The study, led by noted economist Jack Mintz, says funding projects smaller than $1 million carry too many extra administrative costsRead More

TORONTO — This is the weekend a lot of sleep-deprived Canadians get an extra hour of shuteye as most of the country switches from daylight saving time to standard time. Before going to bed Saturday night, turn your clocks and watches back one hour. Some parts of Canada don’t observeRead More

OTTAWA — Alberta MP and former cabinet minister Rona Ambrose says she will run for the interim leadership of the Conservative party. She is the fourth candidate to publicly declare herself a candidate in the contest, to be decided at a caucus meeting Thursday. Ambrose, who has held eight differentRead More

TORONTO — Police are legally allowed to use deadly force but only if it’s both reasonable and necessary, the trial of a Toronto officer accused of gunning down a knife-wielding teenager heard Friday. The legal precepts are at the heart of the case against Const. James Forcillo, who shot SammyRead More