Toronto, Canada has imposed further economic sanctions and travel bans against Russia in support of Ukraine, Canadia’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Tuesday. Since the start of the Ukraine crisis, Canada has imposed economic sanctions against hundreds of Russian companies, institutions and individuals, Xinhua reported. This time, Canada isRead More

Ottawa, Donald Bayne, lawyer for Mike Duffy, made a brief court appearance this morning and says he hopes to set a trial date for the suspended senator at another court meeting next week. Duffy was not in the court. In July, the RCMP charged the former Conservative senator with 31Read More

Toronto, John Tory has become the target of heavy criticism for the second time this week after pulling out of more mayoral debates. A debate on the future of Toronto’s waterfront, hosted by the Waterfront Business Improvement Area and the Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Association, was scheduled to take place atRead More

Ottawa, The United Nations Children’s Fund is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to use his coming speech at the General Assembly to push for progress on saving young mothers and newborns in the developing world. The call for action comes as UNICEF released a report Tuesday morning that showedRead More

Richmond/B.C. – A tentative deal has been reached in the British Columbia teachers’ strike, a mediator confirmed Tuesday. The breakthrough in negotiations came on the fifth day of talks at a Richmond, B.C., hotel between the union and the employers’ association with the help of Vince Ready. Ready, known forRead More

Toronto, Canada is donating $2.5 million worth of the specialized medical gear used to protect health-care workers who are treating Ebola patients in West Africa, the federal government announced late Monday. Health Minister Rona Ambrose said the equipment — known as personal protective equipment or PPE — will be givenRead More

Toronto, Rob Ford is waiting for the results of a lung biopsy following a scope conducted Monday. The Toronto mayor, who was hospitalized and diagnosed with an abdominal tumour last week, is waiting for test results to determine the severity of his tumour. Right now, it’s unclear whether the massRead More

Edmonton, Alberta is to officially get a new premier today. Jim Prentice is to be sworn in as the 16th leader of the province this afternoon by Alberta’s lieutenant governor during a ceremony at Government House in Edmonton. His cabinet members, whose names have yet to be revealed, will also beRead More

Toronto, Tickets for next year’s Pan Am Games — including the opening ceremony, a one-night-only show by Cirque du Soleil — go on sale this morning. Sports fans can request tickets to watch 41 countries from the Americas and the Caribbean fight for the gold in Toronto and other OntarioRead More

Toronto, Coun. Jaye Robinson threw her support behind mayoral candidate John Tory Monday, saying she believes that his transit plan is the best for the city and that he will be able to work with others. “John’s got a plan. He knows that transit is one of our number oneRead More