Mississauga, The race to replace Mississauga’s longest-serving mayor Hazel McCallion continues to be a tight one, according to a new Forum Research poll. There’s only four points separating two former MPs Bonnie Crombie and Steve Mahoney. The poll, conducted on Sept. 27, surveyed 557 voters in Mississauga. It found MahoneyRead More

Brampton, An expenses scandal that has plagued Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell in recent months appears to have wiped out any advantage she may have had as an incumbent, according to a Forum Research poll. Out of 928 respondents who were polled on Sept. 27, only 17 per cent said theyRead More

Toronto, Olivia Chow announced another piece of her mayoral platform Tuesday by vowing to create thousands of new spaces at child care centres in Toronto. During a news conference Tuesday morning, Chow told reporters that she plans to create 3,000 new daycare spaces by building new child care centres inRead More

Toronto, Canada’s only operational Second World War-era Lancaster bomber plane was met by hundreds of cheering onlookers and a Scottish marching band and as it touched down in Hamilton Sunday after a historic aerial tour in the U.K. The 69-year-old Lancaster landed at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Sunday afterRead More

Ontario, A Canadian businessman jailed in Cuba on corruption-related charges maintains he’s innocent and is determined to fight for his freedom, his son said Monday. The claims against his father Cy Tokmakjian, who owns the Ontario-based automotive company Tokmakjian Group, are “completely false,” Raffi Tokmakjian said during an emotional news conferenceRead More

TORONTO — Ontario has announced a new tax credit for farmers who donate their products to community food programs, including food banks and student nutrition programs. The food donation tax credit for farmers will be valued at 25 per cent of the fair market value of the products they donate.Read More

Ontario, Three people are dead after a collision north of Orangeville, Ontario Provincial Police confirm. The crash happened Sunday night around 11 p.m. at Mono-Amarath town line and Sideroad 10 in Dufferin County. Emergency responders arrived at the scene and found a sedan and a sport utility vehicle overturned. AtRead More

OTTAWA — The New Democrats are seeking to get more out of question period by giving the Speaker more power to make sure Canadians get answers. They’re introducing a motion that would give the Speaker the ability to decide if question-period replies are repetitive or irrelevant, and potentially punish MPsRead More

TORONTO — The Canadian dollar hovered close to six-month lows late Monday morning after sustaining a series of jolts as the greenback strengthened on speculation about when the U.S. Federal Reserve may start to raise interest rates. The loonie was up 0.07 of a cent to 89.72 cents US followingRead More

Toronto, Toronto will be the centre of the universe next week. The city will host the 65th International Astronautical Congress, a conference aimed at helping companies in the space business. As well as looking at where man has gone and may go in the future, the meeting will examine howRead More