PARIS — With trademark rhetorical flourish, Justin Trudeau delivered a message of inclusive economic growth, environmental guardianship, progressive trade and gender parity Tuesday as he became the first Canadian prime minister to address the French National Assembly. Beneath the soaring, gilt-edged ceilings of the assembly’s lower house, Trudeau delivered anRead More

TORONTO — Ontario’s New Democrats are promising free child care for low-income families and more funding for hospitals if they win the spring election, a move some experts saw as an attempt to regain ground the party has lost to the Liberals. The promises were contained in the party’s fullyRead More

TORONTO — The governor of California waded into an Ontario election issue Monday, saying a Progressive Conservative plan to scrap the province’s cap-and-trade system would be foolish. Gov. Jerry Brown was asked about the controversial Tory proposal after meeting with Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne to discuss next steps to fightRead More

OTTAWA — Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives say they would eliminate provincial income tax for anyone earning the minimum wage if elected this June. Tory Leader Doug Ford, who is unveiling key planks of his platform one by one, says he would bring in a tax credit by next January. He saysRead More

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is putting taxpayer money where his government’s mouth is, promising to deploy both financial and legislative tools to ensure the disputed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion between Alberta and British Columbia is able to proceed. At the same time, however, Trudeau – speaking after aRead More

HUMBOLDT, Sask. — A tragic bus crash that has sunk a Saskatchewan community into deep sorrow has also released an incredible display of human kindness as residents struggle to deal with their grief. Sixteen people died, including 10 players, and another 13 were injured after a transport truck and theRead More

ALLAN, Sask. – Humboldt Broncos captain Logan Schatz was remembered as a kind, hard-working leader at his funeral on Sunday at a curling rink in his hometown of Allan, Sask. Schatz was among the 16 people killed on April 6 when the junior hockey team’s bus collided with a semi-trailerRead More

MONTREAL — Syrian Canadians expressed a range of reactions to the recent U.S.-led airstrikes against Syria’s government, with some denouncing foreign aggression and others calling for even stronger action to end the conflict that has devastated the country. Toronto resident Bayan Khatib was at a community fundraiser with other SyrianRead More

LIMA, Peru — U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence is thanking Canada for supporting Friday night’s airstrikes against Syria, and says a successful North American free trade deal is close. The comments came today as Pence sat down with Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas, where theRead More

Ontario : I’m not sure where the phrase “follow the money” originated. Wiki says it might have been back in the ‘70s during the Watergate scandal. No matter. It is a great adage for journalists. I was reminded of it when shortly after noon today the Ontario Progressive Party putRead More