QUEBEC — The premiers of Quebec and Ontario are meeting with the governors of eight U.S. states today as part of a three-day conference on the future of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region. The goal of the conference is for the leaders to work together on environmental protectionRead More

  Toronto, Former police chief Bill Blair will find out later today whether or not he has earned the federal Liberal nomination in Scarborough Southwest. Party members in the east-end riding will cast their ballots at R.H. King Academy on St. Clair Avenue, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The winning candidateRead More

OTTAWA — Finding temporary offices for the Senate could cost taxpayers an extra $24.5 million — even more than the latest big-ticket audit of expenses in the upper chamber. And it’s all because of one city block. The cost of temporary Senate offices in downtown Ottawa could surpass the $23.6-millionRead More

EDMONTON — When the oldest son of slain Const. Daniel Woodall looked out the car window during a drive this week through Edmonton, his mother pointed out blue ribbons tied to trees and posts. “That’s because your dad was special,” she told him. Police spokesman Sgt. Steve Sharpe shared theRead More

TORONTO – Health Canada is proposing redesigned nutrition labels that would highlight when food products contain a lot of sugar. The new labelling rules would also standardize serving sizes to make it easier for consumers to compare nutrient contents of similar products. Ingredients lists would be easier to read andRead More

OTTAWA — A Senate lawyer returned to the Mike Duffy trial on Friday to try and block the release of a two-year-old audit which examined the residency status of senators. Max Faille told court the document should not be released to uphold a “vital constitutional principle.” The Senate has arguedRead More

OTTAWA — The RCMP have arrested and charged a Somalian man in connection with the overseas hostage-taking of former journalist Amanda Lindhout. Lindhout and photographer Nigel Brennan were seized by young gunmen near Mogadishu, Somalia, in August 2008. Both were released on Nov. 25, 2009. The Mounties say Ali OmarRead More

MONTREAL — The Quebec government said it would accelerate immigration procedures for Raif Badawi, the blogger in Saudi Arabia who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes but was spared Friday. It was feared his punishment would resume after the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia upheld the sentence imposed on theRead More

VATICAN CITY, Italy — Prime Minister Stephen Harper raised the troubling findings of the residential schools commission during his unusually brief meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican Thursday, but appeared to have stopped short of inviting him to Canada to apologize. Instead, Harper referred to letter sent earlier inRead More

Students at Toronto’s public elementary schools will not be getting their final marks at the end of the school year but instead will receive a letter informing them if they will be moving on to the next grade. The Toronto District School Board confirmed Thursday morning that students within theRead More