Toronto : A driverless shuttle could soon serve as a missing link for many residents who do not have easy access to rapid transit. According to a report that will go before the public works committee next week, the city is planning to experiment with autonomous vehicle technology by launchingRead More

Toronto: Passengers on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to North Bay were forced to deplane on the taxiway Wednesday after a brake problem grounded the flight. Video of the plane shared to social media showed smoke pouring from one set of wheels on the plane’s landing gear. Jazz Air,Read More

OTTAWA — The federal government is still expecting NAFTA talks to accelerate this summer even though U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s in no rush to sign a deal until after the U.S. midterm elections this fall. A government official familiar with the plan says now that Mexico’s presidential electionRead More

TORONTO – Ontario’s new premier has frozen the wages of public service managers and ordered a review of executive and management compensation in his latest effort to curb government spending. A memo posted on the government website Friday – the day Doug Ford was sworn in as premier – saysRead More

TORONTO — The embattled former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party is attempting a political comeback in the fall municipal election. Patrick Brown has officially thrown his hat in the ring to become chair of Peel Region, a position that was previously appointed but will now be elected for theRead More

Mayor John Tory says that more than $200 million in previously announced provincial funding for social housing repairs and energy retrofits is now in “grave doubt” following the cancellation of the cap-and-trade program. Premier Doug Ford’s new Progressive Conservative government announced the cancellation of the environmental program on Tuesday, fulfillingRead More

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a statement congratulating Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on his victory in Mexico’s presidential election. The statement says “Canada and Mexico are close friends and longtime partners” who share a mutually beneficial trading relationship that is the envy of the world and isRead More

OTTAWA — Canada has begun imposing tariffs on $12.6 billion in U.S. goods as retaliation for the Trump administration’s new taxes on steel and aluminum imported to the United States. Some U.S. products, mostly steel and iron, face 25 per cent tariffs, the same penalty the United States slapped onRead More

Toronto: The unrelenting hot weather this long weekend has prompted the city to issue an extended heat warning. On Sunday, the city’s medical officer of health upgraded a previously issued heat warning to an “extended heat warning.” The city has opened cooling centres around Toronto to give residents a placeRead More

OTTAWA – Governor General Julie Payette is wishing everyone a happy Canada Day on the country’s 151st birthday. In a release this morning Payette says “Wherever you are today, whether you’re in Canada or abroad, wear your maple leaf proudly. This is your celebration.” The former astronaut says her firstRead More