TORONTO – The Liberal government has named a lawyer and social activist as interim chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. The appointment of Ruth Goba, effective Feb. 28, will end May 27 — unless a permanent commissioner is appointed before then. Goba, who is currently a commissioner, takesRead More

Toronto ,A teen rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being stabbing Friday afternoon is expected to survive, Toronto police said. It happened on Playfair Avenue, in the Caledonia Road and Lawrence Avenue area, at around 1:30 p.m. According to Toronto Paramedic Services, the boy was stabbed multiple times. TorontoRead More

Toronto ,Toronto police say the mother of a four-year-old boy found wandering naked in the city’s west end has been arrested and charged. According to police, the 23-year-old woman has been charged with abandoning a child under 10 and additional charges are pending. Const. Jennifer Sidhu told CP24 that atRead More

People whose hearts were touched by the death of a three-year-old Toronto boy who wandered out into the cold wearing just a diaper, T-shirt and boots are helping to cover the costs of his funeral. An online crowdfunding campaign had raised $14,712 as of 7 a.m., with 487 people contributing.Read More

Toronto, Premier Kathleen Wynne insisted Tuesday there was no need for a senior aide in her office to step aside while the Ontario Provincial Police investigate Pat Sorbara’s role in a Sudbury byelection. “We don’t think that’s necessary (because) the role that Pat Sorbara plays as a deputy chief of staffRead More

Ottawa, Parliament is debating an NDP private member’s bill that would give unpaid interns workplace standards and safety protections under the Canada Labour Code. The bill, tabled last spring by Quebec MP Lauren Liu, would ensure that all internships are linked to educational programs and primarily benefit the intern, not theRead More

Toronto, Mayor John Tory will be in the nation’s capital today as he continues to solicit support for SmartTrack. Tory will leave for Ottawa later this afternoon and remain in the city until Wednesday, meeting with NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Minister of Transportation Lisa RaittRead More

Ottawa,Ottawa-area Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod is ruling out a run at the federal level in the riding soon to be vacated by former foreign affairs minister John Baird. MacLeod, who pulled out of the Ontario PC leadership race two weeks ago, says she was re-elected to a four-year termRead More

Ottawa, Federal Labour Minister Kellie Leitch says the Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) strike is over, with both sides agreeing to resume discussions. News of the deal comes with the government poised to introduce back-to-work legislation and the Commons debating a speedy process to pass it. In a sudden, surprise news conference,Read More

OTTAWA – Canada has formally opposed Palestinian attempts to join 15 different United Nations treaties and conventions — a position that puts the federal government on the wrong side of history and at odds with its citizenry, the Palestinian envoy in Ottawa says. Canada is objecting in writing to theRead More