Laramie, Wyo. — Authorities in Wyoming say a second person has died in a massive chain-reaction crash that led to a criminal charge being laid against a Quebec man. Alex Dragaytsev was arrested on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide after the crash in southeast Wyoming. Trucks and cars piledRead More

Ottawa, A key witness in the trial of suspended Senator Mike Duffy has postponed his appearance because of serious health problems. Gerald Donohue was hospitalized last week and might not be able to appear until next week, the court learned. Donohue is an important figure because of his role inRead More

Toronto, A 32-year-veteran of the Toronto Police Service has been selected as the city’s next police chief, securing the coveted job following an exhaustive search that Mayor John Tory says was the “most thorough” in the force’s history. Deputy Chief Mark Saunders was confirmed as the successor to Bill BlairRead More

Ottawa, As last autumn’s colours were setting in, veteran Ottawa lobbyist Dan Kelly was confident the spring would produce a federal budget surplus with ample room for announcements. But following a long winter, the head of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is approaching Tuesday’s election-year budget with his hopesRead More

Ottawa, It seems everyone wanted a piece of Sen. Mike Duffy. At least 74 former and current Conservative members of Parliament leaned on Duffy at one point or another to appear at their events, record messages for supporters or stump for them on the campaign trail, documents released at theRead More

Ottawa, Mike Duffy seemed a lot more interested in what the Internet thought of him than he was in the attitudes of the people he represented in the Senate, court heard Friday as the second week of the suspended senator’s trial came to a close. Long before 2009, when heRead More

Toronto:-Toronto’s next top cop could be named by the end of the weekend. According to a city hall source, Toronto police Chief Bill Blair’s successor – one of three currently on a shortlist – could be named Sunday. It’s thought the three finalists for the post are deputy chiefs PeterRead More

Toronto, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Canada has generated business worth more than 1.6 billion Canadian dollars, according to official figures released by the Harper government here. Sixteen commercial agreements and announcements were made by Canadian and Indian companies and organisations during Prime Minister Modi’s visit this week. TheRead More

Vancouver, India’s prime minister has pronounced his watershed three-day visit to Canada a success, expressing hope in a parting toast that a new partnership has begun. “Although India and Canada have so much in common, we were not in each others’ thoughts for so many years,” Narendra Modi said inRead More

Ottawa, The cost of Stephen Harper’s makeup for a public event in 2010 was covered by a fund at the heart of several criminal charges being faced by suspended senator Mike Duffy, court heard Thursday. Duffy and the prime minister had their makeup done together ahead of a G8/G10 eventRead More