Toronto,Doug Ford may be a new face in the mayoral race but his negative public image mirrors that of his brother’s, according to a new poll by Nanos Research released Tuesday morning. The telephone poll, conducted on behalf of CTV/CP24 and The Globe and Mail, asked 1000 respondents a seriesRead More

Ottawa, The politically charged trial of suspended Sen. Mike Duffy will begin next April 7, six months before the next scheduled federal election. In a brief proceeding today, the court set aside 41 days for the case, scheduling it for April 7-May 12 and June 1-June 19 and foregoing a preliminaryRead More

Ontario, A multi-vehicle crash has closed a portion of Highway 400, causing a traffic backlog near Bradford. All northbound lanes and one southbound lane on Highway 400 have been closed at Highway 88 after a collision involving two transport trucks. The accident happened at around 11:45 a.m. Only minor injuriesRead More

Toronto, Ontario’s governing Liberals say they’ll pump another $74 million into the multibillion-dollar 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in southern Ontario. They say the organizing committee expects $25 million in revenue shortfalls and $49 million in “additional requirements.” The government says the money will be used to provide aRead More

Washington, Two U.S. jets this week intercepted six Russian planes that neared U.S. airspace off Alaska and Canadian planes intercepted two Russian bombers that approached Canadian airspace, NORAD reported. A U.S. official told CNN’s Barbara Starr that officials in Washington think the incidents were related to the visit by UkrainianRead More

Montreal Thousands marched through downtown Montreal on Saturday to denounce the Quebec government’s planned pension reforms for municipal workers. The rally, which spanned several street lengths, was organized by union groups opposed to the changes. The march ended at the Montreal office of Premier Philippe Couillard. Marc Ranger, the leader ofRead More

Australia, Different economic situations require different approaches to meeting the G20’s economic targets, Canada’s finance minister said Sunday as he urged Europeans to follow Canada’s recession-busting model. Though finance chiefs from the 20 largest economies said they will focus on infrastructure investment to help reach the goal of boosting worldRead More

Toronot, Coun. Doug Ford kicked off his mayoral campaign Saturday afternoon for the first time since he replaced his brother on the ballot, but he is already facing questions about whether his campaign has violated privacy laws and municipal regulations. Toronto residents have come forward to say they have receivedRead More

OTTAWA — Conservative senators are making a bid to cut short debate on private members’ business just as the Senate is about to revive debate on a controversial bill that would force unions to publicly disclose details of their spending. The timing of the two moves has sparked suspicions thatRead More

TRAVERSE CITY,  A U.S. senator has introduced a resolution urging the Obama administration to oppose a proposal to bury radioactive waste less than a mile from Lake Huron in Ontario. A federal panel in Canada is hearing testimony on the plan to store low- and intermediate-level waste from nuclear powerRead More