TORONTO — A lawyer for Vice Media is telling the Supreme Court of Canada that journalists must not be turned into an investigative arm of the police. Counsel Philip Tunley is making the argument for clear media protections today in a case that squarely pits press freedoms against the powersRead More

TORONTO – CIBC reported better-than-expected results for its second quarter with a nearly 25 per cent increase in net income compared with a year ago. The lender reported a profit attributable to common shareholders of $1.29 billion or $2.89 per diluted share for the quarter ended April 30, up fromRead More

TORONTO — Both the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberals are setting their sights on the NDP today, as new polls suggest the party is tied for the most support in the Ontario election. The Tories accuse the New Democrats of having several “radical” candidates, including Sept. 11 conspiracy theorists andRead More

HALIFAX — An Ontario Liberal MP who was accused of sexual assault during a visit to a Halifax bar during the party’s recent policy convention says his name has been cleared. Francis Drouin, who represents the eastern Ontario riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, said in a statement Tuesday that Halifax police haveRead More

MONTREAL — A Montreal-based travel agency says hundreds of Canadians who were stuck in Cuba since a plane crash last week are returning home. Caribe Sol said Monday that Cubana Airlines was resuming operations after the passenger jet crash on Friday killed 111 people. The agency said on its FacebookRead More

MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says it has agreed to settle two class action lawsuits filed on behalf of shareholders in 2012 over allegations of misleading investors about its activities in Libya. The company says it will contribute $88 million to the settlement of the cases in Ontario and Quebec.Read More

TORONTO — Ontario’s Liberal leader is highlighting the differences between her party and the New Democrats as she attacks the latter for faulty arithmetic. At a news conference on Monday, Kathleen Wynne called the NDP’s $1.4 billion miscalculation a “big mistake” that failed to demonstrate responsible governance. NDP leader AndreaRead More

Toronto : The next two days may be a bit wet and gloomy, but that doesn’t mean Torontonians can’t take the extra day in the long weekend to relax. According to Environment Canada, Toronto residents should expect some thunderstorms on Saturday and more rain on Sunday with a 30 perRead More

TORONTO — Step aside Ontario lawmakers, because Taylor Swift is giving you a lesson in how to deflect concert scalpers. As the province gets ready to introduce a new law on July 1 which puts a price cap on resales of live-event tickets, experts say it’s the world-famous pop singerRead More

Toronto: A 17-year-old boy is dead and another teen is in serious condition after a shooting in Scarborough early Sunday morning. Shots rang out in the residential area of Milford Haven Drive and Greenock Avenue at around 3 a.m. Toronto police arrived to find two male victims with gunshot woundsRead More