Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The House of Commons has condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler. MPs in the House unanimously supported a Bloc Québécois motion saluting Cotler’s human rights work and recognizing his political contributions, and condemning what it termed death threats orchestrated by agents of a foreign regime. The […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s transportation minister says he doesn’t believe the City of Toronto’s estimate that it will cost $48 million to remove bike lanes on three major roads in the city, but he has not provided an estimate of his own. Prabmeet Sarkaria says the province will look at the costs, but he believes the […]

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs centre Calle Jarnkrok is out month-to-month following groin and sports hernia surgery, the team announced Monday. The 33-year-old Swede has yet to suit up this season after beginning the campaign on long-term injured reserve Oct. 7. Head coach Craig Berube also told reporters during a media availability at the club’s […]

TORONTO — Ontario has tabled a bill that aims to shutter 10 supervised consumption sites the government deems are too close to schools and daycares. The bill, if passed by the majority Progressive Conservative government, would also require municipalities to get provincial approval to launch new supervised consumption sites. The bill would also require municipalities […]

A northern Ontario First Nation has decided it is willing to continue with the process to potentially become host to a deep geological repository for Canada’s nuclear waste. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization plans to select a site this year where millions of bundles of used nuclear fuel will be placed in a network of […]

VANCOUVER — Ralph Holley began the season as an unheralded rookie on the practice roster but finished it leaving his mark on a Grey Cup title. The six-foot-one 285-pound defensive tackle registered no individual statistics in the Toronto Argonauts’ 41-24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday night. But he was involved in the […]

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs centre Calle Jarnkrok is out month-to-month following groin and sports hernia surgery, the team announced Monday. The 33-year-old Swede has yet to suit up this season after beginning the campaign on long-term injured reserve Oct. 7. Jarnkrok provided some offence in a bottom-6 role last season with 10 goals and […]

TORONTO — Madeleine Thien wants organizers of the Giller Prize to remove her name, image and work from its website and promotional material amid ongoing controversy over the lucrative book prize. The Montreal-based writer is making the request as the annual gala prepares to hand out the $100,000 award tonight. Over the weekend, Thien posted […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up nearly 200 points in late-morning trading on gains in the energy and base metal stocks as the price of oil rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 184.11 points at 25,074.79. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 2.82 points at 43,442.17. The S&P […]

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in October rose eight per cent compared with September. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 240,761 units in October, up from 223,391 in September. The increase came as the annual pace of urban […]