TORONTO — Pan Am Games organizers say they expect ticket sales to hit a million by the end of the day. Ticket sales for the Games appeared sluggish at first, with roughly half of the 1.4 million available sold before the international competition began last week. But sales gained momentumRead More

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Canada’s premiers reached a deal Friday on a national energy strategy that supports both project development and the need to act on climate change, ending days of bickering over finding a balance between economic growth and environmental protection. A communique released after the premiers met inRead More

Toronto– An Air Transat flight that was en-route to Toronto from Rome was diverted to Dublin on Friday morning after smoke was detected in the cabin. According to a spokesperson with the airline, Air Transat Flight 315 landed safely in Dublin “for a precautionary technical verification” after traces of smokeRead More

TORONTO — Suspending a single provision of the Conservative government’s new voter law with a federal election only months away at most is just too risky, an Ontario judge ruled Friday. In his 25-page decision, Superior Court Justice David Stinson refused to grant an injunction against the provision that stripsRead More

OTTAWA — The Canadian consumer price index was up 1.0 per cent in June compared with a year ago as higher prices for food and shelter were offset in part by lower gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said Friday. The increase was in line with economist expectations, according to Thomson Reuters.Read More

OTTAWA — The Speaker of the Senate says the upper chamber’s ethics officer has been asked to look into Sen. Don Meredith over the results of an investigation into how he treated his office staff. Leo Housakos publicly confirmed in a short statement Thursday morning that Meredith has been toldRead More

OTTAWA — Less than 24 hours after the Bank of Canada cuts its key interest rate, Canada’s big banks have partially followed suit. The central bank cut its rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday to 0.5 per cent. The banks, in turn, cut their prime interest rate byRead More

The man who launched an online petition protesting Kayne West’s performance at the Pan Am Games closing ceremony says he is actually a fan of the Chicago-based hip hop superstar. “On one hand, I am a Kanye West fan. I do listen to his music so it was exciting toRead More

TORONTO – Organizers for the Pan Am Games say more than 900,000 tickets have now been sold for the multi-sport event taking place in Toronto and surrounding communities. Ticket sales had initially been somewhat of a concern as only about 800,000 of 1.4 million tickets had been sold before theRead More

TORONTO — The Ontario Public School Boards Association isn’t surprised to see teachers’ unions threatening to escalate job actions when classes resume in September unless new contract agreements are reached. Contracts for all 115,000 Ontario teachers expired last August, and there are no talks scheduled with their unions, said MichaelRead More