VANCOUVER — The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned the Trudeau government’s approval of the contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. In a unanimous decision by a panel of three judges, the court says the National Energy Board’s review of the project was so flawed that the federal government could notRead More

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has assigned sweeping responsibilities to Bill Blair, the new minister in charge of border security and organized crime, tasking him with leading the file on irregular migration and examining whether Canada should ban handguns and assault weapons. In a freshly minted mandate letter madeRead More

TORONTO – A lawyer representing the Toronto Real Estate Board says it is considering whether to fight for adjustments to a Competition Tribunal order that enabled the publication of Greater Toronto Area home sales data. TREB lawyer Brian Facey says the board representing 50,000 GTA realtors has yet to decideRead More

  Toronto: Mayor John Tory is calling on Torontonians to assist with providing children’s clothing, money and accommodations to displaced residents of a St. James Town highrise. About 1,500 residents were forced out of their homes after a six-alarm fire broke out at 650 Parliament Street on Aug. 21. ThickRead More

Donald Trump insider David Pecker is stepping down from the board of Canadian media giant Postmedia Network Canada Corp. The company that owns several of Canada’s biggest daily newspapers says Pecker tendered his resignation so that he can better focus on his other business interests. The CEO of American MediaRead More

OTTAWA – The hurry-up-and-wait uncertainty surrounding Canada’s return to the NAFTA talks is entering a new week as Ottawa’s partners in the trilateral deal push forward with their one-on-one negotiations. For five weeks, top officials from both the United States and Mexico have logged many hours of face-to-face talks inRead More

FREDERICTON – A man accused of murdering two Fredericton police officers and two civilians will appear in the Provincial Court of New Brunswick on Monday morning. Matthew Vincent Raymond, 48, faces four counts of murder in the deaths of Const. Sara Burns, Const. Robb Costello, Donnie Robichaud and Bobbie LeeRead More

Ottawa: John McCain, an avowed free-trader and longtime supporter of expanding the North American Free Trade Agreement, was remembered by Canadian politicians as a friend to Canada who reached across political boundaries to do what he felt was right. The Arizona senator died of brain cancer on Saturday, a dayRead More

Talks between Exhibition place and a union representing nearly 400 locked out stagehands and technical workers have been called off for today and it is unclear when the sides will get back to the table. Negotiators for Exhibition Place and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 58Read More

HALIFAX — Ontario Premier Doug Ford threw his political weight behind federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer during an impassioned speech clearly aimed at rallying the troops at the national Conservative convention in Halifax Thursday. Speaking to a room filled with thousands of Conservative delegates and members from across the country,Read More