TORONTO — Just days after Toronto’s mayor called for an end to the practice of randomly stopping and questioning residents in the streets, the city’s new police chief says it can enhance public safety when done properly. Mark Saunders told the CBC radio show Metro Morning he does not supportRead More

WILMINGTON, A Canadian member of a hacking ring that gained access to a U.S. Army computer network and targeted Microsoft and several video game developers has been sentenced in Delaware to 18 months in prison. David Pokora of Mississauga, Ont., who pleaded guilty in September 2014 to conspiracy to commitRead More

Trees and power lines are down in a number of neighbourhoods in and around Toronto after some severe weather earlier today. Much of southern Ontario was under either thunderstorm of tornado warnings as unstable weather moved into the region late Wednesday afternoon. Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area were toldRead More

TORONTO — A Hamilton police officer who was arrested in a gang raid last week has been denied bail. Const. Craig Ruthowsky’s lawyer Bernard Cummins says they will appeal the judge’s bail decision that came down Tuesday in a Toronto courthouse. Toronto police charged Ruthowsky and 44 others last weekRead More

MONTREAL — Gilles Duceppe has returned as leader of the Bloc Quebecois and is jumping back into federal politics. He made it official during a news conference at the sovereigntist party’s headquarters today in Montreal Duceppe will take over for Mario Beaulieu, who will now become party president. The 67-year-oldRead More

Toronto:: A Toronto man who says he has been repeatedly carded by police officers due to his race has filed a court challenge, alleging that the practice is a direct violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Knia Singh filed the notice of application with the Ontario SuperiorRead More

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany — Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived at the G7 summit Sunday where he will face discussions on a topic he has been repeatedly criticized for not doing enough about — climate change. Germany, with the firm backing of neighbour France, is linking climate change to global securityRead More

EDMONTON — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is promising Canada’s cities an extra penny from the gas tax. Mulcair told the Federation of Canadian Municipalities convention in Edmonton Saturday that an NDP government would provide an extra $1.5 billion each year for roads, bridges and other infrastructure through the existing gasRead More

MONTREAL — Jacques Parizeau will lie in the state today at the Quebec legislature, giving Quebecers a second day to pay their respects to the former premier. Hundreds of people lined up in Montreal yesterday to pay their respects to Parizeau, who died last Monday at the age of 84.Read More

KYIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is keeping his distance from the latest revelations in the Senate expenses scandal. Harper was asked about the issue on Saturday as he visited Ukraine, but he said little more other than the Senate is an independent body that is dealing with theRead More