OTTAWA — New anti-terrorism measures are needed to protect the public from extremists who hate Canadian values, says Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney. The international jihadi movement has “declared war on Canada” and other countries around the world, Blaney told MPs Tuesday as they began hearing testimony on the federalRead More

OTTAWA — The provocative opening statements of the Crown and defence might start Sen. Mike Duffy’s fraud and bribery trial off with a bang, but what follows in the early stages is expected to be decidedly less dramatic. The first few weeks are expected to dwell on the arcane worldRead More

Toronto, Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Christine Elliott now says she signed up 34,000 new party members. That puts her behind the 40,000 MP Patrick Brown says he sold, but ahead of the 20,000 memberships London-area MPP Monte McNaughton claims — though a party source has put his figure closer to 6,000.Read More

Toronto, You can now use your smartphone to pay to park at select Toronto lots. Mayor John Tory and the Toronto Parking Authority announced Thursday that the city will be rolling out a new Green P mobile app that will allow drivers to use their phones to purchase parking time,Read More

TORONTO — Suppliers of Target Canada are gearing up for a battle over a $1.9-billion claim from the insolvent retailer that could determine how much is paid out to a long list of creditors. Court filings show that Target Canada says it owes an “early termination payment” to Target CanadaRead More

OTTAWA — The Harper government is laying the groundwork for what has all the appearances of an extension of Canada’s combat mission against the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. At the end of this week’s whirlwind trip to Iraq and other allied countries this week,Read More

OTTAWA — Canada’s chief elections investigator pushed hard against moving his operations out of the same building as Elections Canada, fearing it would interfere with his ability to investigate electoral wrongdoing and could taint evidence needed to prosecute offenders. Yves Cote, the commissioner of elections, had already lost the battleRead More

Toronto,  The self-described outsider in the race to become leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives claimed the early lead in all-important membership sales after Saturday’s cut off deadline. Barrie MP Patrick Brown, the only one of the three candidates not to have a seat in the legislature, said he sold 40,410 newRead More

Mississauga, One of Canada’s longest-serving mayors is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to provide more support for municipalities, especially in terms of infrastructure funding. Former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion, 94, told CTV’s Question Period she would like to see Harper express more interest in the needs of municipalities. “TheRead More

Toronto, Two men are dead after an altercation led to a security guard opening fire at a McDonald’s restaurant in Toronto’s east end early Saturday. Det. Sgt. Terry Browne told reporters that the shooting occurred after an armed and uniformed security guard became involved in a “fairly significant physical confrontation”Read More