TORONTO — The Greater Toronto Area housing market continued to rebound last month with an 8.5 per cent increase in sales compared with a year ago, following a slow-down during the first half of 2018. The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) said on Thursday that August saw 6,839 homes inRead More

OTTAWA — Federal MPs on the natural resources committee will meet this afternoon for an emergency session to discuss last week’s game-changing court decision to tear up federal approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The meeting comes at the request of the three Conservatives and one New DemocratRead More

TORONTO — Canada’s global reputation as a healthy place to raise children is belied by statistics showing strikingly high rates of suicide, child abuse and struggles with mental health, a new report suggested Tuesday. Health markers covering everything from infant mortality to obesity and poverty rates paint a troubling pictureRead More

TORONTO — One of Ontario’s largest teacher’s union has launched a legal challenge against the government’s decision to repeal a modernized version of the province’s sexual-education curriculum. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario said Tuesday — the first day of the school year in the province — it is seekingRead More

OXFORD COUNTY, Ont. – Provincial police say charges are pending against a boy after a note was found allegedly containing threats against a number of southwestern Ontario schools. Police say they received a threats complaint early Monday afternoon from a concerned citizen. They say the complainant had found a noteRead More

TORONTO – A parade to mark Labour Day will not finish at Toronto’s Exhibition Place as it usually does because of an ongoing dispute between locked-out workers and the venue’s board of governors. Unifor says marchers will show their solidarity with the workers by not crossing picket lines outside theRead More

BAYSWATER BEACH, N.S. – Stephen Thompson clutched a tissue Sunday afternoon, unable to hold back tears during an emotional service honouring his father and 228 others who died in a horrific airplane crash 20 years ago. Thompson attended the service along with others who lost loved ones when Swissair FlightRead More

Brampton: An arrest has been made after two fatal shootings took place in Brampton this long weekend. The two incidents, which left two men dead, took place in the early hours of Sunday morning. Peel Regional Police were first called to the area of Vodden Street East and Kennedy RoadRead More

Toronto: A man has been pronounced dead after shots were fired in broad daylight at a popular downtown park close to the city’s waterfront. The shooting happened Sunday evening near a set of baseball diamonds in Coronation Park, near Lake Shore and Fort York boulevards. “I was just sitting onRead More

President Trump on Saturday threatened to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement, asserting his right to broker a new trade pact that does not include Canada despite opposition from lawmakers and questions over his legal authority to do so. Trump on Friday formally informed CongressRead More