OTTAWA – The federal government is commemorating the birth of the latest royal baby with a Canadian-made snowsuit and a charitable donation to a pro-vaccine group. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the government will give $100,000 to Immunize Canada to mark the birth of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, second childRead More

Ontario, School boards in the regions of Peel, Durham and Sudbury are asking that the teachers’ strikes that have been happening at local high schools for the last several weeks be deemed “unlawful.” The Peel, Durham and Rainbow district school boards will be filing a joint application to the OntarioRead More

Toronto — New Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown will resign his seat in the House of Commons Wednesday, but he has yet to comment on how he plans to secure a seat in the provincial legislature. “My first priority has been to be here at Queen’s Park, to meet withRead More

Toronto, Canada’s two largest provinces are leading the fight on climate change and are key to Canada’s future economic development, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said in a historic speech to the Ontario legislature Monday. “When Ontario’s economy is strong, all of Canada benefits,” Couillard told the Ontario lawmakers. “And whenRead More

Toronto, The Lowe’s home improvement chain has a deal to buy 13 former Target Canada locations and a distribution centre west of Toronto for about $151 million. Lowe’s Canada says the stores are across Canada and the distribution centre is in Milton, Ont. It said about 2,000 jobs will beRead More

Cairo, Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohammed Fahmy says he has filed a lawsuit against the Al-Jazeera network in Canada. At a press conference Monday, Al-Jazeera English’s acting bureau chief in Egypt Mohammed Fahmy, who is facing terrorism-related charges in Egypt, accused the Qatari network of endangering him and his colleagues. His lawyerRead More

Toronto, Rob Ford, the controversial former mayor of Toronto, began intensive surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his abdomen Monday, with the operation expected to last more than 10 hours. The city councillor has previously described the procedure as a “very serious operation,” and noted that it could putRead More

Ontario -Patrick Brown, a relatively unknown MP and former city councillor from Barrie, has become the new leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. Brown, 36, won handily over long-time MPP and deputy leader Christine Elliott, becoming the youngest person ever to lead the provincial Progressive Conservative camp. In theRead More

OTTAWA — New Conservative legislation that changes the gun licensing system cleared a House of Commons committee last week and is on track to become law before the summer recess — and a likely fall election. Bill C-42, dubbed the Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act, has drawn sharp criticism evenRead More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper sounded an unrepentant note Friday about his Conservative government’s failed efforts to keep former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr behind bars. Khadr has pleaded guilty to serious crimes, including murder, Harper told a news conference, adding that his thoughts and prayers would remain withRead More