Ontario: Ontario Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne says cleaning up a mercury-contaminated river that has plagued two First Nation communities for decades “will take as long as it takes.” Wynne, whose government committed $85 million for the remediation of the English-Wabigoon River system in northwestern Ontario, says preliminary work is startingRead More

TORONTO — Head to an election campaign rally in Ontario and you’ll find the NDP leader “Feeling Good,” the Liberal premier “Just Like Fire” and the Tories’ top man “For the People.” The carefully chosen songs are played before the politicians address crowds of supporters — and they hint atRead More

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Doug Ford said Thursday his party is looking into allegations that a Progressive Conservative candidate who has now resigned was involved in an alleged theft of customer data at a toll highway operator — a matter being investigated by police. Tory candidate Simmer Sandhu, who was runningRead More

Paul Bernardo, one of Canada’s most infamous killers, was ordered Friday to stand trial for allegedly possessing a homemade shank in the maximum-security prison where he’s serving a life sentence. Bernardo appeared briefly via video link in a Napanee, Ont., courthouse for a hearing on a weapon possession charge, withRead More

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will work the room at a business luncheon in Manhattan today on the merits of free trade and global economic co-operation, just as word starts to sink in that efforts to conclude NAFTA talks before the end of this week are likely toRead More

Ontario: The three major party leaders will be stumping for votes across southern Ontario today. Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne will make an announcement in Ottawa this morning, then visits St. Lawrence College in the afternoon before meeting with supporters in Whitby tonight. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is scheduled to holdRead More

TORONTO — As York University prepares to launch its summer semester without the involvement of 3,000 striking contract staff, students whose winter-term classes were disrupted are expressing frustration at the labour dispute, which is now into its eleventh week. The strike at the Toronto university saw contract faculty and graduateRead More

Ontario: Affordable housing advocates are calling for the construction of 69,000 new units in Ontario over the next decade– a level of investment that they say could fix an affordability crisis that is quickly spiraling out of control. The Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association and the Co-operative Housing Federation of CanadaRead More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will throw out a pitch for free trade in the heart of American baseball culture this morning. As a target date to complete negotiations for a modernized North American Free Trade Agreement looms later this week, Trudeau will kick off a three-day U.S. excursionRead More

Ontario : The main party leaders are doing most of their stumping for the June 7 election in the Greater Toronto Area today. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is campaigning in Toronto, starting with a stop at a childcare centre before visiting a restaurant. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford will beRead More