LONGUEUIL, Que. — A Quebec man whose pit bull-type dog mauled a young girl in 2015 has been sentenced to four years in prison, with the judge calling the case one of “gross and extreme negligence.” Quebec court Judge Pierre Belisle handed down the sentence for Karim Jean Gilles onRead More

OTTAWA — The country’s annual pace of inflation sped up to 2.2 per cent last month for its fastest pace in more than three years as the rate moved above the central bank’s ideal bull’s-eye of two per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency’s February data represented a significantRead More

OTTAWA — The Senate gave approval in principle Thursday evening to the federal government’s bill to legalize recreational marijuana, after a tense few days of manoeuvring by Conservative senators hoping to derail one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s signature election promises. Bill C-45 passed at second reading by a voteRead More

TORONTO – The latest effort to end a strike by striking contract faculty and teaching assistants at York University have fallen apart. Bargaining had resumed Tuesday with the help of a mediator to end a walkout by more than 3,000 members of CUPE Local 3903 that began March 5 overRead More

TORONTO – Ontario’s public service pension plan ended 2017 with an annual investment return of 10.8 per cent, which helped it maintain its funded status at about 97 per cent. The Ontario Pension Board, which administers the plan, says net investment income during the year amounted to $2.5 billion andRead More

Ontario, A new poll suggests that the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party under new leader Doug Ford could be poised for a return to power at Queen’s Park. The Mainstreet Research poll released this morning finds that the Ontario PC Party currently enjoys a 21 point lead over the governing Liberals.Read More

Brampton, City councillor Giorgio Mammoliti is seeking a return to Queen’s Park, this time as a Tory, saying he will seek the PC Party nomination in Brampton-Centre. Mammoliti, who has represented York-West for the last 18 years at city council, told reporters Tuesday he will seek the party’s nomination inRead More

Ontario, A new poll suggests that the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party under new leader Doug Ford could be poised for a return to power at Queen’s Park. The Mainstreet Research poll released this morning finds that the Ontario PC Party currently enjoys a 21 point lead over the governing Liberals.Read More

Spring officially starts later today, but it probably won’t feel like it when you step out your door this morning. The GTA is set to see a sunny day, but the temperature will just barely climb above zero, with a high of just 2 C expected. Technically it is stillRead More

OTTAWA – A senior government source says former Liberal MP Judy Foote will be named lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. An announcement is expected later today, making Foote the first woman to serve as the province’s lieutenant-governor. The veteran politician stepped down from politics last year after treatment for breastRead More