Toronto. Health officials say three new cases of measles have been confirmed in Ontario, for a total of 14 confirmed cases in the province so far. All three cases are in the Niagara Region, and people who attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel elementary school on Feb. 9 and 10 orRead More

Ontario, The minister in charge of paying Canada’s bills forgot to pay one of his own. Finance Minister Joe Oliver neglected to pay his hotel tab in Wakefield, Que., last August at the conclusion of a major policy retreat with economists, bankers, business leaders and others. His room bill forRead More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The reminiscences of a former prime minister who witnessed the emotional flag debates of the 1960s helped mark the 50th anniversary of the distinctive red-and-white emblem. Jean Chretien joined Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau on Sunday to celebrate the milestone, sharing his insight into the political climate thatRead More

Toronto, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the government will appeal a Federal Court ruling that would allow someone to take the oath of citizenship with their faces covered. A federal judge ruled in Ottawa last week that a portion of the law requiring citizenship candidates to remove their face coveringsRead More

Edmonton, Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose says her hands are tied right now over the growing trend of home-based marijuana grow ops because the matter is before the courts. Ambrose says if she had her way, there’d be no more grow ops for medical marijuana. However, a federal court granted anRead More

VANCOUVER — Politicians and business leaders have initiated a $6.5 million plan to entice Asian companies to bring their headquarters to Vancouver. HQ Vancouver, a new partnership between the B.C., the federal government and the Business Council of B.C., launched Friday and will attempt to coax Asian companies to locateRead More

Montreal, The Canadian police has said they had foiled a plot that would have seen an armed duo carry out a shooting spree in the city of Halifax on Valentine’s Day before killing themselves. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nova Scotia yesterday said a 19-year-old man from the rural townRead More

Brampton, Eve Adams will seek the Liberal nomination in Eglinton-Lawrence and look to defeat Finance Minister Joe Oliver in the next federal election. The Mississauga-Brampton South MP made the announcement in a one-on-one interview with CP24 on Wednesday, two days after leaving the Conservative party and crossing the floor toRead More

Mississauga, Wal-Mart Canada says it plans to expand seven stores and open two new ones this fiscal year. The retailer will also convert 20 of its stores into supercentres by adding a grocery section. Wal-Mart Canada estimates the cost at $230 million, with an additional investment of $75 million toRead More

Toronto, An Ontario judge has given the green light to a compromise between Target Canada and its landlords over properties the retailer will soon leave vacant. The revised agreement, which was reached earlier this week but required court approval, gives Target Canada until the end of June to finish selling itsRead More