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A Toronto court has ruled that a woman accused of killing three people in three Ontario cities last year is unfit to stand trial at this time and must undergo psychiatric treatment. Sabrina Kauldhar, 30, was arrested in October and charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. The charges […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and the U.S. will begin comprehensive negotiations for a “new economic and security relationship” immediately after the Canadian election. But Carney also told U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call this morning that Canada will be implementing new retaliatory tariffs to protect the Canadian economy and […]

Old Man Winter is proving to be a resilient cuss, slamming through parts of Canada with a wallop of heavy snow and freezing rain and turning roads into a smash-up derby. Mounties in Alberta say they’ve responded to 147 crashes so far and are urging drivers to keep their mirrors clear of snow and their […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and the U.S. will begin comprehensive negotiations for a “new economic and security relationship” immediately after the Canadian election. Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone this morning in a call the two leaders separately called “constructive” and “productive.” More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto city councillors have voted to increase their salary by 24 per cent, or about $33,000. A city report indicates the pay bump to $170,588 puts them roughly on par with what councillors made last year in Brampton, slightly less than those in Mississauga, and about $30,000 more than those in Hamilton. Aside […]

TORONTO — Crown prosecutors say their decision to withdraw charges against three people accused of defacing a downtown Indigo bookstore in a 2023 protest was not based on a lack of reasonable prospect of conviction. Rather, the Crown says the charges were dropped Thursday because the three have made reparations and “the most culpable individuals” […]

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are on the campaign trail, proposing ideas on housing and crime as Liberal Leader Mark Carney deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Trump says he had “an extremely productive call” Friday morning with Carney, adding that he and the prime minister can […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the rate of new measles cases in the province is stable, and he is hopeful that trend will continue. Dr. Kieran Moore says in an interview today that while he expects new measles cases to continue into the summer, it is a good sign that the […]

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump says he had “an extremely productive call” this morning with Prime Minister Mark Carney. In a shift in tone, Trump is referring to Carney as Canada’s prime minister instead of the governor of an American state. Trump wrote on the platform Truth Social that the two can find common […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down more than 250 points in late-morning trading on Friday amid broad-based losses, while U.S. stock markets also plunged. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 261.77 points at 24,899.29. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 525.75 points at 41,773.95. The S&P 500 index was […]