DEBERT, N.S. — Former Conservative MP Bill Casey is getting back into federal politics — this time with the Liberals. The Liberals say Casey won the nomination for the federal riding of Cumberland-Colchester in Nova Scotia on Saturday afternoon. Casey previously represented the riding for 17 years, first as aRead More

Ottawa, As the six-month deadline for Canada’s mission in Iraq approaches, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is signalling that his party may support a mission extension. When asked if the Liberal Party would support an extension of Canada’s mission in Iraq, Trudeau told CTV’s Question Period that Canada definitely has aRead More

TORONTO – The lawyer for a security guard involved in the fatal shooting of two men at an east-end Toronto McDonald’s early Saturday says the gun that was involved was “lawfully possessed.” Lawyer Craig Penney says his client was involved in an altercation at the restaurant and that he hasRead More

Ottawa,  Deborah Coyne — Justin Trudeau’s erstwhile leadership rival and mother of his half-sister — has joined the Green party. Green party Leader Elizabeth May has appointed Coyne, a constitutional lawyer, to be her senior policy adviser. Coyne’s defection from the Liberals follows a series of unsuccessful attempts to become aRead More

Montreal , Montreal’s mayor is taking steps to try to maintain home mail delivery in light of Canada Post’s move to community mailboxes in cities. Denis Coderre will be asking his legal department to look into joining a legal challenge that’s been launched by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.Read More

GRACEFIELD, Que. — Two children were believed missing on Thursday evening after a house fire in the western Quebec community of Gracefield. The large and stubborn fire began at about 3:30 p.m. and firefighters from several communities continued to battle the flames late into the night. Quebec provincial police saidRead More

MONTREAL — Reports claiming six young Quebecers left the country in mid-January and may have joined jihadist groups in the Middle East prompted a call from public safety officials urging families to contact authorities if they suspect relatives have been radicalized. Montreal police and other authorities are offering little informationRead More

Ottawa, Police may yet be called in to investigate dozens of New Democrat MPs who used taxpayers’ dollars to pay the salaries of aides working in satellite party offices. Well-placed sources say referring the matter to the police is an option that has been considered in the past by membersRead More

Toronto police are searching for the builder of a mysterious underground bunker, but say there was nothing to suggest any criminal activity was involved. The bunker was discovered on Jan. 14, and is just a few hundred metres from the Rexall Centre, also known as the Canadian Tennis Centre, whichRead More

Toronto, For the second consecutive day, the bitter cold weather broke a record in the city of Toronto. The mercury hit -20.4 C at Pearson early this morning, surpassing the previous single-day temperature record of -19.4 C, which was set on Feb. 24, 1993. Despite the unrelenting cold, Environment CanadaRead More