TORONTO – A dangerous bacterial disease that has been rendered rare by vaccination has struck a little boy in Toronto. One-year-old Ethan Faria has had part of both legs amputated in an attempt to save him from a blood infection triggered by Hemophilus influenzae Type B. The child is beingRead More

OTTAWA – Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff will spend yet another day on the hot seat at the Mike Duffy trial in Ottawa. Tuesday’s testimony from Nigel Wright largely centred on the prime minister’s current chief of staff and election director Ray Novak and directly contradicted statements made byRead More

TORONTO — Stephen Harper says a re-elected Conservative government will reintroduce its “Life Means Life” legislation that died when Parliament dissolved due to the election call. Speaking in Toronto’s Etobicoke-Centre riding, Harper said Canadians expect to be protected from the worst type of criminals. The Conservative government originally introduced theRead More

NANAIMO, B.C. — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is promising to inject a “modest” $9 million into natural disaster prevention and relief as Western Canada reels from one of its worst wildfire seasons on record. Mulcair campaigned Tuesday in British Columbia, where days ago a raging blaze tore through the province’sRead More

SUDBURY, Ont. — A Liberal government would invest millions of dollars to support a clean technology initiative to create jobs and wealth, Justin Trudeau said today. On a campaign swing through northern Ontario, Trudeau used a stop at a Laurentian University research institute to underscore a commitment to sustainable growth.Read More

OTTAWA — The word ‘confidential’ was splashed across the work mandate of the independent audit into Mike Duffy’s Senate expenses, and yet information still found its way into Stephen Harper’s office. The senator’s fraud, breach of trust and bribery trial is hearing about how the PMO sought and obtained criticalRead More

TORONTO – A new study suggests Canada ranks sixth out of 152 countries when it comes to human freedom while its southern neighbour is 20th. The index, compiled by the Fraser Institute and public-policy think-tanks in Germany and the United States, uses 76 indicators of personal, civil and economic freedoms.Read More

MONTREAL: Huge crowds attended Sunday’s gay pride parade in Montreal, including several candidates in the upcoming general elections, though Prime Minister Stephen Harper was conspicuously absent. The Conservative leader has not attended a Montreal gay pride parade since it first started nine years ago. The leader of the Liberal party,Read More

MONTREAL — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau helped keep the issue of how the Prime Minister’s Office handled Sen. Mike Duffy’s expenses scandal in the public eye on Sunday, announcing he was sending an open letter to Stephen Harper asking him for more answers. Harper has refused to provide straight answersRead More

OTTAWA — The Conservative campaign fought Sunday to keep its message on the Mike Duffy affair under control as Stephen Harper faced yet another day of questions on the matter. Reporters who tried to approach former Conservative Sen. Marjory LeBreton didn’t get a chance to ask her questions about theRead More