OTTAWA — Clayton Haluza was sitting at his desk on Bay Street when he learned the Liberal MP he spent countless hours campaigning for had defected — a choice leaving him, and his party, blindsided a year out from an election. Haluza, the president of the Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill LiberalRead More

TORONTO – Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer says one key component of the province’s financial picture is still strong despite concerns raised earlier in the year. Peter Weltman issued a report on Ontario’s credit rating on Tuesday that says the province still has a strong investment-grade score among all four ofRead More

PAIN COURT , Ont. – Ontario’s premier and the leader of the Opposition will take a break from sparring in the legislature today and face off in a plowing match instead. Premier Doug Ford and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will be in Pain Court, Ont., for the rural expo knownRead More

Quebec, Members of Canada’s Filipino community say they’re concerned about family in the Phillipines in the aftermath of a fierce typhoon that hit the country over the weekend. Typhoon Mangkhut has killed 66 people in the Philippines and four in China, where it weakened to a tropical storm on Monday.Read More

Ontario: Two retail companies want an Ontario court to allow them to exercise their co-tenancy rights and change their rental agreements at malls where failed anchor tenant Sears Canada left a vacancy. Gap Inc., which owns Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy, and the Children’s Place filed notices of motionRead More

OTTAWA — Canada’s housing market rebound appears to be slowing amid diminishing increases in national home sales, says the Canadian Real Estate Association. The organization said on Monday that home sales saw their fourth consecutive increase in August, rising 0.9 per cent month-over-month to 39,366 from 39,028 and coming asRead More

There was a heavy police presence at Union Station for a brief period Monday morning as officers tried to intercept a robbery suspect believed to be en route from Barrie. Toronto police headed to Union Station just before 9:30 a.m. after receiving information from Barrie police about a robbery suspectRead More

SURREY, B.C. – New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he’s faced barriers to creating change within the party as he reflects on a shaky first year and looks toward the 2019 election. Singh wrapped a three-day caucus retreat in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday amid criticism from party stalwarts about weakRead More

OTTAWA – Quebec MP Maxime Bernier is naming his new political venture The People’s Party of Canada. Bernier says the name- which will be PPC for short – fits a party that represents people who are tired of Canadian politics being hijacked by special interest groups, cartels and lobbyists. TheRead More

TORONTO — Until recently, traffic congestion and lack of affordable housing were expected to dominate Toronto’s fall election, but now some candidates and voters are worried the fierce debate over the council’s size is overshadowing the issues they consider vital for the residents of Canada’s largest city. The dispute betweenRead More