TORONTO — The third time may well prove to be a charm for Andrea Horwath, who both pundits and polls suggest has the most to gain in Ontario’s spring election. Horwath’s New Democrats, long relegated to third-party status in the provincial legislature, are emerging as an alternative to the deeplyRead More

The city will spend $720 million on upgrading and replacing aging roads and water mains this year but the chair of the public works and infrastructure committee says that more funds are needed to address a multi-billion repair backlog. Ward 25 Coun. Jaye Robinson made the comment to reporters duringRead More

TORONTO — For the first time in a provincial election in Ontario, voters will use electronic voting machines when they head to the polls on June 7. The voters’ paper lists will also be a thing of past in most ridings, replaced by an electronic version called e-Poll Book. ElectionsRead More

TORONTO — Doug Ford vowed Tuesday to scrap and replace Ontario’s sex-ed curriculum and Discovery Math program if he wins the election, saying the province’s Liberal premier has turned schools into “social laboratories.” The Progressive Conservative leader announced three education promises ahead of Wednesday’s official start to the provincial electionRead More

OTTAWA — A veteran of the war in Afghanistan is accusing the NDP’s Christine Moore of inappropriate sexual behaviour, alleging the Quebec MP used her position of authority to take advantage of him. In an interview, retired corporal Glen Kirkland says Moore first approached him after he testified before aRead More

The majority of Torontonians have crowned Doug Ford the winner of the first provincial leaders’ debate, according to a poll conducted immediately after the event on Monday night. Mainstreet Research, which randomly surveyed 2,000 adults from Toronto, North York, Etobicoke, and Scarborough, found that about 41.5 per cent of surveyRead More

WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is using a vivid metaphor to describe the state of the NAFTA negotiations, as countries begin a multi-day push to deliver a deal. She likens it to childbirth. “When I was giving birth, one of my midwives said, ‘You never know how longRead More

Ont, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Friday at Toyota’s plant in Cambridge, Ont., which, along with a facility in Woodstock, Ont., will see the upgrades. “The government of Canada will be contributing $110 million in partnership with the government of Ontario, which will match our investment,” Trudeau said.Read More

TORONTO — Harvey Weinstein has asked an Ontario court to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by a Toronto actress, arguing in court documents that he denies “each and every” one of the woman’s allegations. The actress, who cannot be named, alleges the disgraced Hollywood producer performed oralRead More

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Floodwaters in southern New Brunswick continued to rise Saturday as homeowners in the Saint John area packed walls of sandbags in an effort to hold back the waves. Kevin Whalen was stacking sandbags behind his son’s home near Dominion Park in Saint John Saturday — addingRead More