Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Canada’s federal public service grew by more than 100,000 people over the past 10 years, and both the Liberals and Conservatives are looking to trim it by not filling jobs when they are left vacant. But a former Privy Council clerk says that might be the least efficient way to trim the public […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained almost 300 points Wednesday on widespread market strength, while U.S. stocks rose after a mixed trading day. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 290.49 points at 25,569.84. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 317.24 points at 44,873.28. The S&P 500 index was up 23.60 […]

TORONTO — The Jonas Brothers surprised a gaggle of fans when they stopped at a Toronto bar’s “Camp Rock” trivia night. In a video posted to their YouTube channel, the trio say they happened to be staying nearby while in town to film a Christmas movie. In the video, a bar full of mostly young […]

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province’s snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb. 5 on affordability: Take tolls off Highway 407 East, the provincially owned portion of the highway. Permanently cut the provincial gas […]

OTTAWA — A Conservative government would bring in mandatory life sentences for those convicted of trafficking, producing or exporting more than 40 mg of fentanyl, Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday. “Let’s call fentanyl trafficking what it is: mass murder,” the Conservative leader told a news conference in Vancouver. He compared selling the drug to “spraying bullets […]

TORONTO — The trial of two teen girls accused in the death of a homeless Toronto man is hearing other girls in their group were seen with a knife earlier that night. The two girls are among eight teens who were charged in the death of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man who died in December […]

Ontario’s main political parties pivoted to affordability measures today as tariffs took a back seat on the campaign trail. The NDP and Liberal leaders focused on housing and affordability issues, with promises to end homeless encampments and provide more financial support for people with disabilities. The Progressive Conservatives say they will make an ongoing tax […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto on Friday, days after President Donald Trump said he would hold off on deploying his threatened tariffs against Canada for a month. “We want businesses, investors and workers to choose Canada,” Trudeau said in a news release. The Prime Minister’s Office […]

TORONTO — Every year Kathy Rowe and her husband exchange the same Christmas gift: plane tickets to the United States. The couple from Torbay, N.L., had planned to do the same last holiday season, and used points to purchase non-refundable plane tickets to Dallas, where they would rent a car for a road trip in […]

Ontario’s NDP and Liberal leaders are focusing on housing and affordability issues on the campaign trail today, with promises to address homelessness and provide more financial support for people with disabilities. NDP Leader Marit Stiles is pledging to end homeless encampments, calling them Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford’s “greatest failure.” Stiles listed several steps she […]