Brampton, A woman has been pronounced dead on scene after a head-on collision in Brampton, Peel Regional Police confirm. It happened in the intersection of Torbram Road and Countryside Drive at around 12:50 p.m. Four other people who were travelling with the woman, including two children, suffered minor injuries inRead More

Toronto, Torontonians can walk with a little more bounce in their step today – London-based magazine, The Economist, has ranked Toronto as the best place in the world to live. The ranking comes in a new report, “Assessing urban security in the digital age,” released by the Economist intelligence Unit.Read More

Ottawa, The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down as unconstitutional a Saskatchewan law that prevents public sector employees from striking. By a 5-2 majority, the high court granted an appeal by the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour of the province’s controversial essential services law that restricts who can strike. The rulingRead More

Toronto, A published report says the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM) has cut more than 500 jobs over the past two weeks. The Wall Street Journal quoted an email from the bank as saying the reductions are part of “an overall alignment of resources.” The cuts at CIBC follow aRead More

Ontario, The Ontario Nurses’ Association says almost 3,000 community health workers are on strike today. The union says nine of 10 bargaining units of workers with the province’s Community Care Access Centres have voted to strike. The workers include registered nurses, nurse practitioners, registered practical nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, occupationalRead More

Ontario, Half of Ontario is under a special weather statement as a storm system from the west is expected to blanket the area in thick snow. The national weather agency says snow is on the way, as an “Alberta clipper” storm system heads across Ontario. All areas south and eastRead More

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne met Thursday in Ottawa to discuss infrastructure spending, Ontario’s Ring of Fire mining zone, carbon pricing and the need for the prime minister to meet with premiers as a group. Following their meeting, Wynne told reporters at a joint press conferenceRead More

Toronto, Ontario says it set a new record for organ donations last year, helping save more than 1,000 lives. The Trillium Gift of Life Network, the province’s agency for organ, tissue and transplant donations, says there were 265 donors in 2014, up 18 per cent from the year before. Ronnie Gavsie,Read More

Ottawa, The country’s top military commander says he didn’t anticipate special forces troops would be guiding air strikes for Kurdish fighters when he gave public assurances about the mission last fall. Gen. Tom Lawson, the chief of defence staff, was put on the spot before a House of Commons committee onRead More

Toronto, An Ontario judge has upheld the conviction of a Toronto police officer found guilty of assaulting a protester during the city’s G20 summit four years ago, but has ruled that the man need not serve any jail time. Const. Babak Andalib-Goortani — who sat silently in court as the decisionRead More