Toronto, About 23,000 Toronto Hydro customers remain in the dark following Friday’s wind storm and the utility says that is “working around the clock” to restore power to those individuals. The wind storm toppled trees and downed down power lines as it moved through the city on Friday afternoon, leavingsRead More

TORONTO — Starbucks will close all its Canadian company-operated stores and offices for an afternoon next month to provide training about creating a “culture of warmth and belonging.” The announcement comes nearly a month after the Seattle-based company publicly apologized for the arrest of two black men who had beenRead More

MONTREAL — A Montreal couple acquitted on the majority of terrorism-related charges they were facing have agreed to a peace bond sought by the Crown over fears they may commit a terror act. Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali agreed to sign an undertaking today to keep the peace overRead More

MONTREAL — A Montreal couple acquitted on the majority of terrorism-related charges they were facing have agreed to a peace bond sought by the Crown over fears they may commit a terror act. Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali agreed to sign an undertaking today to keep the peace overRead More

Ontario: Labour leaders from across the province have descended on York University for a “day of action” in support of striking contract faculty and other staff. About 3,000 members of CUPE 3903 have now been on strike for nearly 10 weeks amid a protracted contract dispute that reportedly centres overRead More

Toronto: Toronto the and GTA are under a special weather statement ahead of the arrival of heavy winds that could gust up to 90 kilometres an hour. Environment Canada says that a low pressure system will arrive in the region sometime this afternoon, bringing sustained southwest winds of 70 toRead More

OTTAWA — Ashen-faced MPs of all political stripes commiserated with their stricken Conservative colleagues after hearing the news Wednesday that longtime Ontario Tory MP Gord Brown had died suddenly in his Parliament Hill office. Brown, 57, was a veteran MP representing the eastern Ontario riding of Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and RideauRead More

TORONTO — Ontario’s governing Liberals are promising to expand a large stretch of protected land around the Toronto region if re-elected next month, a pledge that comes after the province’s Tories backtracked on a promise to allow housing development in the green space. The future of the Greenbelt — theRead More

SAN FRANCISCO – Pilot error was responsible for three of the five close-calls involving aircraft reported in the past 16 months at San Francisco International Airport, federal authorities said Wednesday, while another incident was blamed on an air traffic control problem. In most incidents, planes lined up to land onRead More

TORONTO – For the second time in a week Ontario’s Liberals were dealt a blow by a legislative watchdog, this time the Financial Accountability Office says the government’s deficit projections are inaccurate. Just weeks before Ontario’s provincial election, the FAO said Wednesday the province’s deficit will jump to almost $12Read More