Ottawa:If Stephen Harper was holding out even the slimmest hope that the federal election campaign might overshadow the ugly revelations of the Mike Duffy trial, it surely vanished on Thursday. As Harper gave repeat answers to fresh questions about the witness-stand revelations of his former chief of staff, Justin TrudeauRead More

  TORONTO:The Conservative Party has taken a small lead among decided voters, but it is still a very tight three-way race, according to a new poll by Mainstreet Research. Among decided and what the pollsters deemed “leaning” voters, the Conservatives have 31 per cent support, while the NDP has 30Read More

TORONTO:Mayor John Tory says he is “nowhere near” signing off on a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics even as a September 15 deadline to submit an expression of interest draws near. Tory made the comment to reporters at city hall on Thursday morning, one day after meeting with CanadianRead More

Toronto:A new poll released Thursday appears to show the NDP leading the Conservative and Liberal parties as the federal election campaign continues. According to the poll released by Forum Research on Thursday, just more than one third of voters (34 per cent) plan to cast a ballot for the NDPRead More

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff returns to the witness stand today in Ottawa to continue giving his side of the story at Conservative Senator Mike Duffy’s fraud, breach of trust and bribery trial. During his much-anticipated appearance on Wednesday, Nigel Wright told the judge aboutRead More

TORONTO — The Canadian dollar was down half a U.S. cent and North American stock markets dipped early Thursday. The loonie traded at 76.50 cents US, down 0.58 of a U.S. cent from Wednesday. Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 41.87 points at 14,297.66, after falling 75 points on Wednesday.Read More

OTTAWA — Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff has arrived at an Ottawa courthouse to face a crush of cameras on his first day of testimony at the trial of Sen. Mike Duffy. Nigel Wright arrived in a taxi and walked with his lawyer past a throng of reporters andRead More

Toronto: It appears Mayor John Tory hasn’t given up on the idea of a possible bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. The mayor’s office confirmed that Tory had a private meeting on Tuesday at city hall with both Marcel Aubut, the president of the Canadian Olympic Committee, along with BobRead More

Ontario: Ontario’s education minister says the province has been “working hard” to try to reach a deal with the unions representing Ontario teachers in an effort to avert strike action when the school year starts next month. Public school teachers in the province have been without a contract since last summerRead More

OTTAWA — Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff says he did not tell the prime minister of a plan that would have seen the Conservative party fund foot the bill for Mike Duffy’s dubious expense filings. But Nigel Wright also opened a window Wednesday on how several staff members insideRead More