LANCASTER, Ont. — Stephen Harper says a re-elected Conservative government would spend an additional $200 million to expand the country’s high-speed broadband Internet network across remote and rural areas. At a campaign event in the eastern Ontario community of Lancaster, south of Ottawa, Harper says there is no infrastructure investmentRead More

HAMILTON — Tom Mulcair says he does not foresee an NDP government going into deficit to finance his promises, insisting he would bring in a balanced budget next year. He says he knows he will be able to deliver a balanced budget because his priorities are different than those ofRead More

TORONTO — The federal Liberals are putting on a display of star power in an attempt to burnish their economic credentials as waves of uncertainty grip the markets and potentially unsettle voters. Former prime minister Paul Martin was pressed into service, a not so subtle attempt to remind voters thatRead More

OTTAWA – The Mike Duffy trial rolls on today in Ottawa following one of the most hostile confrontations yet between witness and lawyer. The battle on Monday erupted over the continuing question of who among Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s staff knew about the $90,000 secret repayment of Duffy’s expenses madeRead More

Ontario :The Ontario government does not intend to convert existing free and open highway lanes into high-occupancy toll lanes as part of its long-term transportation strategy, transportation minister Steven Del Duca said Tuesday. “At this time the plan would not be to remove a general purpose lane, it would beRead More

TORONTO — Plus-size retailer Torrid is launching its first international location in Canada. The company says it will open in the new wing of the Toronto Eaton Centre on Sept. 1. The retailer plans to launch three additional locations in Toronto later this fall. Torrid is billed as the fastestRead More

OTTAWA — Tom Mulcair is counting on revenue from a promised corporate tax hike to help pay for his other pricey platform planks — but that may not give him enough extra money to work with. The NDP leader has not yet spelled out precisely how high he would boostRead More

OTTAWA — The main federal leaders returned to the campaign trail today as the economy stumbled. The Toronto Stock Exchange was hit by the global downturn, dropping more than 700 points shortly after markets opened, but recovered slightly as the morning went on. Stephen Harper is in Drummondville, Que. whereRead More

TORONTO: At least two suicides may be connected to the hacking of the Ashley Madison cheating website that exposed the information of clients, and its parent company is offering a C$500,000 ($379,132) reward to catch the hackers, Toronto police said on Monday. In addition to the exposure of the AshleyRead More

TORONTO — The Ontario government has signed a political accord with the Chiefs of Ontario that Premier Kathleen Wynne says will guide relations between First Nations and the province. The accord signed by Wynne and Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day in a ceremony at the legislature creates a formal bilateralRead More