OTTAWA — The country’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.5 per cent in June as consumer prices grew at their fastest pace in more than six years, Statistics Canada said in a report Friday. The federal agency’s latest inflation number received a boost from higher energy prices, especially gasoline, fuelRead More

Brampton: A candlelight vigil was held in Brampton Thursday night outside the home of a five-year-old boy who remains in critical condition in hospital after an alleged attempt on his life. Candles and teddy bears were piled outside the home where an officer stood guard as forensics teams continued toRead More

OTTAWA — Former Toronto police chief Bill Blair’s promotion to cabinet gives the Trudeau Liberals a political firefighter on the thorny issues of irregular migrants, gun violence and criminal syndicates. Blair’s move to the front benches in the newly created cabinet post of minister of border security and organized crimeRead More

ST. ANDREWS, N.B. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his province will join forces with Saskatchewan and intervene in the western province’s court case against Ottawa’s carbon pricing policy. Ford joined Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in voicing opposition to the contentious federal plan prior to the start of two daysRead More

Ontario: Ontario’s minister responsible for anti-racism came under fire Wednesday for comments he made about a recent police ride-along in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood that the opposition say were racially insensitive. Corrections and Community Safety Minister Michael Tibollo, who is also responsible for the Anti-Racism Directorate, was asked byRead More

Toronto: A 27-year-old Indian man in Canada has been shot dead in his home by four assailants in Brampton city, police said. Palwinder Singh was a truck driver and had immigrated to Canada in 2009.   Singh was killed after gunfire erupted at his home in Donwoods Court in theRead More

OTTAWA — Members of Justin Trudeau’s youth council are urging the prime minister to withdraw his decision to buy Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline. Sixteen past and present members of the youth council are releasing a letter to Trudeau expressing their “disappointment” in the Liberal government’s move to buy theRead More

Toronto : Toronto’s board of health is set to decide today whether it will call on the federal government to decriminalize all drugs for personal use. The board will be presented with a report by Toronto’s medical officer of health urging the city to call on the government to treatRead More

OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes sold in June was down 10.7 per cent from a year ago. The result was a five-year low for the month of June. However, sales volume was up 4.1 per cent when compared with May.   The associationRead More

Toronto: Toronto’s top public health official believes the time has come to decriminalize all drugs for personal use and will be asking the city’s board of health this week to push the federal government for action on the issue. Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city’s medical officer of health, saidRead More