SMITHERS, B.C. — The New Democrats will look to form a coalition government with the federal Liberals if it means ousting Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives from power, says a prominent NDP MP. Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen said that while winning a majority in this fall’s federal election isRead More

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) says it plans to shut down 52 unprofitable stores in its chain of various retail outlets in a move that will cut sales but boost its operating profit. The company says the closures will take place over the next 12 months and reduceRead More

TORONTO – Residents in several southwestern Ontario communities can start using Uber on Thursday, and the ride-hailing service is offering them free rides to try it out. Uber Canada says its uberX service will be available in London, Waterloo Region, Hamilton and Guelph, and customers can ride up to fourRead More

Toronto:Premier Kathleen Wynne is acknowledging that governments need to provide more money for housing but she is stopping short of promising to chip in the province’s one-third share of a 10-year, $2.6 billion plan to repair aging Toronto Community Housing buildings. Wynne met with Mayor John Tory at Queen’s ParkRead More

TORONTO:The infrastructure that has been erected across the city and the region for the Pan American Games will put Toronto in a position to host a number of international sporting events going forward and may even pave the way for a possible Olympic bid, according to Mayor John Tory. ToryRead More

TORONTO — Veteran Progressive Conservative Garfield Dunlop is quitting as the MPP for Simcoe North so new party leader Patrick Brown can run for a seat in the Ontario legislature. Dunlop, who was first elected in 1999 to represent the longtime Conservative stronghold north of Barrie, announced Wednesday he wouldRead More

TORONTO — The temporary High Occupancy Vehicle lanes set up in the Toronto and Hamilton area for the Pan American Games will not become permanent, but they will likely return in the form of toll lanes. Premier Kathleen Wynne says she wants to apply lessons learned from the HOV lanesRead More

TORONTO — The Canadian dollar dropped to levels not seen in more than a decade as the price of oil and gold both came under pressure. The loonie was down 0.47 of a cent at 76.76 cents US. That’s the lowest level since September 2004. The dollar has been onRead More

TORONTO — Two groups say they plan to launch a charter challenge today against sections of the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act, also known as Bill C-51. In a joint statement, both the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression say sections of Bill C-51 violate the Canadian CharterRead More

Toronto:Up to 14,000 hydro customers in Scarborough were briefly without power Tuesday afternoon and authorities are trying to determine if it was caused by a vault fire in the area. Some people reported on social media that the power was out for mere minutes. Toronto Hydro and Hydro One bothRead More