TORONTO — Kathleen Wynne says Doug Ford’s plan to open parts of the Greenbelt for development if he’s elected premier would make the map of the protected area look like Swiss cheese. The Liberal premier says the Progressive Conservative leader’s plan would compromise the integrity of key water systems andRead More

OTTAWA – The seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois in late February over Martine Ouellet’s leadership say they are considering forming a new political party. They held a news conference in Ottawa today to say they are cutting all ties to the Bloc. Their decision comes two days afterRead More

TORONTO — Clothing retailer Roots Corp. will open two new stores in the Washington, D.C., area in August as part of its U.S. and international expansion plans. “We believe the U.S. represents a minimum 100-store market opportunity for us,” said CEO Jim Gabel in a statement announcing the more thanRead More

TORONTO — One of two accordion players who have been performing the hit song “Despacito” on Toronto subway trains will soon face a justice of the peace. The men have drawn mixed reactions from commuters in recent days after videos of their performances circulated online. The pair had been warnedRead More

HAMILTON — Ontario’s New Democrat leader officially launched what her party is promising to be “the biggest campaign” in its history on Sunday, less than six weeks ahead of a provincial election. At an event featuring community leaders, other legislators and Tom Wilson of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, AndreaRead More

Ontario : The Ontario PC Party’s lead over the Liberals and the NDP has narrowed but the Tories are still starting out as the obvious frontrunners, according to a new poll released Monday. The Mainstreet Research survey, which randomly sampled 1763 Ontarians between April 16 and April 18, suggests theRead More

FREDERICTON — The TD Bank Group has become the first Canadian bank to join the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity — a centre for cyber technology research at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. Ali Ghorbani, the director of the institute, says having the bank become a founding corporate memberRead More

TORONTO – The site of a deadly van attack was transformed into a place of mourning Sunday evening, as the streets of north Toronto echoed with thousands of people singing O Canada at a vigil for the victims. Religious leaders of multiple faiths led the speakers’ list at the event,Read More

Ontario : A new poll suggests the outcome of Ontario’s election will come down to which leader, rather than which party, can win voters’ confidence — with Andrea Horwath the top challenger to Doug Ford. An online poll conducted this month by the research firm Leger shows a quarter ofRead More

TORONTO — Two of Canada’s biggest banks are raising their benchmark rates for five-year, fixed-rate mortgages. TD says as of Wednesday it increased its posted rate for five-year fixed mortgages to 5.59 per cent from 5.14 per cent. Mortgage planner and rate comparison website founder Robert McLister says the increaseRead More