Sydney, March 26 Being Australia’s cricket captain is widely seen as the second most important job in the country behind Prime Minister. Many would argue it holds even more prestige. This high esteem, and Australians’ deep love of the game, helps explain the stunned disbelief that has greeted skipper’s SteveRead More

OTTAWA — After more than two years riding the brakes on a raft of promised reforms to election laws, the Trudeau government is preparing to put the pedal to the metal to get them in place in time for the next federal election in 2019. With Elections Canada generally needingRead More

TORONTO — Students at post-secondary institutions across Ontario are taking part in a survey on sexual violence as part of the province’s efforts to combat sexual assault and harassment on campus. The online survey is made up of over 50 questions that gauge respondents’ perceptions of consent and rape myths,Read More

Brampton: A funeral was held today for a 21-year-old man who was beaten to death in Brampton earlier this week. Paviter Singh Bassi was found critically injured in the area of Sandalwood Parkway East and Cedarcliff Trail on Monday night after police said he had been beaten by a groupRead More

TORONTO – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne celebrated Greek Independence Day in Toronto’s Greektown on Sunday. The Ontario premier made an appearance at Toronto’s Greek independence parade, where Mayor John Tory and Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford also attended. Greek Independence Day celebrates the start of the Greek Revolution againstRead More

Brampton, A third person has now been arrested in connection with a beating in Brampton that left a 21-year-old man dead. Paviter Singh Bassi was found suffering from life-threatening injuries after police were called to the area of Sandalwood Parkway East and Cedarcliff Trail for an assault on the eveningRead More

Toronto, Hundreds of people took part in a local rally to protest gun violence and to call for tighter gun control laws Saturday. The “March For Our Lives” rally in Toronto was one of dozens of marches taking place around the world today in solidarity with a massive march inRead More

Former Ontario PC leadership candidate Tanya Granic Allen confirmed Friday she will indeed be seeking the party’s nomination in the riding of Mississauga-Centre. Granic Allen tweeted: “I have chosen to run for nomination in the riding of Mississauga Centre. To my friends in Mississauga Centre – help is on theRead More

TORONTO — The CEO of Ontario Power Generation earned nearly $1.6 million last year, making him the highest-paid public-sector employee in the province on a growing list of those earning $100,000 or more. Jeff Lyash, whose salary was $1,554,456 and $6,864 in taxable benefits, topped Ontario’s so-called 2017 “Sunshine List”Read More

Toronto, Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will visit city hall on Friday morning, where he is expected to meet with Mayor John Tory. The meeting comes nine days after the federal Liberal government signed a bilateral agreement with the provincial Liberal government which will result in Toronto receiving nearly $9Read More