Toronto , A scathing report detailing the failure of CBC managers to stop star radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s alleged inappropriate workplace behaviour elicited a profuse apology Thursday from its president, who admitted Canadians “have a right to expect a higher standard from their public broadcaster.” A humbled Hubert Lacroix offeredRead More

Toronto, The Toronto Police Services Board has voted to change its controversial carding policy. The revised TPS community engagement policy was revealed last month following a four-month review that was launched after several media reports suggested that black residents were being disproportionately carded, which is a practice where police stopRead More

Ottawa, Canada, following in the steps of the United States and Britain, will send around 200 troops to Ukraine to help train soldiers who are battling Russian-back separatists, Ottawa said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement that the troops would be based in western Ukraine, farRead More

Ottawa, Marking the first standalone bilateral visit in 42 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived today in Canada where the focus will be on setting a “trajectory” in ties through cooperation in energy, including civil nuclear and attracting trade and technology for India’s development. A significant aspect of the three-dayRead More

Ottawa, The Mike Duffy trial looks like it is going to go longer than the 41 days allotted, potentially dragging it into the orbit of the autumn federal election campaign. Ontario court Justice Charles Vaillancourt says he doesn’t see the trial completing its task by June 19, as set out inRead More

Ottawaa,  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began the first full day of his visit to Canada by signing a deal to buy more than 3,000 tonnes of Saskatchewan uranium over the next five years to fuel his country’s power reactors. But Modi and Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed Wednesday theRead More

Quebce, Most of Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers met to discuss climate change Tuesday, a day after Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced her province would join Quebec and California in a cap-and-trade system. The goal of the get-together was to show Canadians how their leaders were uniting to fight theRead More

Toronto, There will be no “extreme measures” in the Ontario budget next week as the government moves to reduce a $10.9-billion deficit, although there will be changes to the way beer is sold, Finance Minister Charles Sousa said Tuesday. “I can assure you that change is brewing in Ontario,” SousaRead More

Ottawa, A human resource officer in the Senate is expected back on the stand today at the Ottawa trial of suspended Sen. Mike Duffy. Crown prosecutors questioned Sonia Makhlouf Monday about $65,000 in contracts allegedly awarded to Duffy’s friend, Gerald Donahue, for research and consulting work. Court heard that workRead More

Toronta, Ontario will adopt a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, signing a deal with Quebec, but Premier Kathleen Wynne offered scant details Monday on pricing and the effects on hydro bills and gas prices. The announcement comes seven years after Ontario first signed onto the Western Climate InitiativeRead More