TORONTO: An Indo-Canadian MP from the Conservative Party has been accused of “lying” about a Liberal candidate’s views over pension policy for new immigrants, a media report said. Liberal candidate Ruby Sahota has accused Parm Gill, the Tory incumbent in the hotly-contested Greater Toronto Area riding of Brampton North, ofRead More

OTTAWA — The Ontario government is disputing NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s assertion that the country’s largest province supports his plan to create one million $15-a-day child care spaces. The province’s education minister, Liz Sandals, says Ontario welcomes new investments and interest from “all federal partners” on child care. But sheRead More

OTTAWA — The Harper campaign has the playing field mostly to itself today as the Liberal and NDP leaders have no public campaign events. Stephen Harper will campaign in Clarence-Rockland, Ont., just east of Ottawa. The Conservatives have held the area riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell since 2006. With the fraud trialRead More

A 25-year-old man that was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection with a fatal shooting in front of a downtown hotel earlier this month has surrendered to police. Mohamud Abdiwal Dirie turned himself in to authorities at 23 Division at around 1 a.m., hours after police held a newsRead More

TORONTO – Two winning tickets were sold for the $18-million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 6-49 draw. One ticket was purchased in Ontario, and the other in Bathurst, New Brunswick. Each is worth $9-million. The jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 26 will be approximately $5-million. The Lotto 6-49Read More

OTTAWA — The Liberals are taking aim at Stephen Harper’s assertion that the Conservatives are the best choice for voters seeking stability in the midst of global economic turmoil. The Liberal party is trotting out some of its economic specialists in a bid to explode what they call the “absurd”Read More

OTTAWA — It’s a quiet day on the campaign trail as the Harper and Trudeau campaigns are taking a break today. NDP leader Tom Mulcair is attending a corn roast in St. Jerome, Que, a suburb northwest of Montreal in his only campaign event of the day. Bloc Quebecois leaderRead More

MONTREAL — Election campaigns are notoriously unpredictable but one thing is certain: Canadians will be bombarded with public opinion polls until the federal vote on Oct. 19. But how accurate and representative are the data? Statisticians and survey experts say the industry is going through upheaval as an ever-diminishing numberRead More

Toronto-A Toronto-bound Air Canada flight diverted to Belfast on Saturday morning after an unusual odour was detected in the galley. AC825 was carrying 205 passengers from Amsterdam to Toronto when the odour was first noticed. It is not yet been determined what caused the odour. The flight was scheduled toRead More

Ontario-Leaders of the union that represents Ontario’s 60,000 public high school teachers have endorsed a tentative deal with the province, the union said in a news release. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation says the deal it reached at the central negotiating table with the Ontario Public School Boards AssociationRead More