Toronto, Premier Kathleen Wynne offered Monday to drop a lawsuit against former Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak and Tory MPP Lisa MacLeod if they’d apologize, but the Tories accused her of bending the law for political gain. Wynne launched the suit last April after Hudak and MacLeod said the premier oversawRead More

Toronto, Ontario municipalities will be getting more than half a billion dollars from the province to help people and families at risk of homelessness. The provincial government has announced funding of $587 million over two years for services such as emergency shelters, financial assistance to prevent eviction, transitional housing and foodRead More

Ontario, Ontario is not “reaching its full potential” when it comes to international trade and must “seize opportunities in new markets” in order to realize future economic growth, according to a new report from the Toronto Region Board of Trade. The TRBOT’s annual Scorecard on Prosperity graded 24 major urbanRead More

Ottawa, The Harper government is temporarily standing on the sidelines as international negotiations ramp up for a United Nations climate conference at the end of this year. The conference scheduled for Paris in December is supposed to result in a post-2020 global agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions — a successorRead More

Toronto, An admission from Canada’s defence minister that he doesn’t know how an expanded ISIL mission into Syria will end is proof that Conservatives lack a clear exit strategy, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair suggested Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after the NDP caucus meeting, Mulcair zeroed in on comments Jason KenneyRead More

Ottawa, Stephen Poloz stood on an international stage Thursday and defended his surprise January decision to cut the Bank of Canada’s key interest rate. In prepared remarks of a speech delivered in London, the central bank governor said he had to react to the surprising speed and magnitude of theRead More

Ontario , The Ontario government has launched a sweeping review of its policies on the use of segregation in provincial jails, a move that comes amid a growing national debate about solitary confinement and its impact on prisoners with mental illness. “We are taking a hard look at our segregationRead More

Montreal, The mayors of Canada’s two biggest cities, Montreal’s Denis Coderre is the pursuer and Toronto’s John Tory (open John Tory’s policard) the pursued party. That’s because if there were a lonely hearts club for Canadian cities, Montreal would be its most prominent member. Among the country’s big cities, itRead More

Ottawa,  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is making his first visit to Canada this week, with the subject of how to address rising tensions with Russia likely to feature high on the agenda. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled to meet with Stoltenberg on Monday, and a Canadian source closeRead More

Ontario, Official Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair is doubtful that the NDP MPs ordered to repay nearly $3 million for the use of so-called satellite offices will start to see their wages garnisheed at the end of the month. Earlier this month, CTV News reported that 68 NDP MPs, including Mulcair,Read More