Ottawa, Statistics Canada says municipalities issued building permits worth $9.2 billion dollars in July, up 11.8 per cent from June. The federal agency says it was the fourth month in a row that the value of building permits increased. Economists had expected a drop of 6.8 per cent, according to ThomsonRead More

Toronto, A new study out of the Fraser Institute contends that financial bonuses and other incentives for teachers should be based on student achievement if Canadians want to remain competitive on the world stage. The report from the conservative-leaning, non-partisan think-tank makes the argument that just as other professionals receive performance-basedRead More

Brampton, A man is dead after a shooting Brampton Sunday. Police were called to an apartment building at 85 Charolais Blvd. in the Steeles Avenue West and Main Street South area Sunday evening. When they arrived they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.  Man in life-threatening condition after daylightRead More

Montreal, Jury selection begins today in the first-degree murder trial of Luka Rocco Magnotta. Magnotta faces five charges in connection with the May 2012 slaying and dismemberment of Jun Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese engineering student. It is believed that choosing the bilingual jurors who will hear the evidence will last asRead More

Toronto, Toronto police are investigating arson as the suspected cause in a number of overnight car fires. A total of seven vehicles went up in flames overnight – five in the area of Church Street and The Esplanade and two in Yorkville, police said. Reports from the scene say theRead More

Washington : Amid a country-wide alert in India over an al-Qaeda threat, a top US counter-terrorism expert has said there is no evidence of the terror outfit’s presence in the country. “The idea that Ayman al-Zawahiri is going to open a branch of al-Qaeda in India is just crazy. Yes,Read More

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday granted a 15-day extension to Sahara chief Subrata Roy to use the office complex allotted to him inside the Tihar jail premises. Roy is attempting to sell overseas assets such as Grosvenor House in London to raise about Rs 10,000 crore to payRead More

New Delhi  – India and Germany today agreed to prepare a roadmap for cooperation in skill development, solid waste management and cleaning of rivers as visiting Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier met Prime Minister Narendra Modi who described the two nations as “made for each other”. During the meeting here, Steinmeier conveyed Germany’s strong desire to work withRead More

New Delhi, The AAP on Monday released a video which showed some BJP leaders allegedly offering a plum post and money to its legislator in a bid to form the government in Delhi. The BJP, however, rubbished the video. Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of indulging in horse trading,Read More

New Delhi, Government has decided to go ahead with the appointments to various statutory bodies like CVC, NHRC and Lok Pal without the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha as a member of the selection committee choosing them. The move comes following a recent reference from the Lok SabhaRead More