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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named his new cabinet after his Progressive Conservatives won a third consecutive majority government. Here’s a list of his executive council members and their portfolios: – Sylvia Jones, deputy premier and minister of health – Trevor Jones, minister of agriculture, food and agribusiness – Doug Downey, attorney general – Michael […]

SUDBURY, Ont. — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he’ll “set a deadline” to approve all federal permits for mining in northwestern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region within six months. Poilievre said that a Conservative government would also commit $1 billion over three years to building a road network to link the mining sites to […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named a new cabinet with many familiar faces, though he has shuffled his housing and education ministers. Paul Calandra moves from housing to become the education minister, taking over from Jill Dunlop who moves to emergency preparedness. Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont is swearing in the premier and his executive […]

OTTAWA — Ottawa has put in place new rules limiting the fees banks can levy on customers who don’t have enough in their accounts to cover a cheque or other pre-authorized charges. The updates, included in an order-in-council last week, cap non-sufficient funds fees at $10 for personal deposit accounts, prohibit charging more than one […]

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says U.S. President Donald Trump is right to think he would have an easier time dealing with a Liberal prime minister in Canada. On Fox News on Tuesday evening, Trump was asked about the upcoming election and the fact that polls now suggest the Liberals are in the lead. […]

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it will release a preliminary report Thursday on a crash landing at Toronto’s Pearson airport that sent 21 people to hospital last month. The Delta Air Lines flight arriving from Minneapolis crashed on Feb. 17, leading to days of travel disruptions at Canada’s busiest airport. All 76 passengers […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay’s signature blankets and other striped merchandise are flying off the shelves as Canadians scramble to pick up a piece of the storied retailer seeking permission to liquidate. Shoppers at the company’s Toronto flagship store Wednesday before the lunch rush, hunted for any product bearing the brand’s distinctive markings that were left […]

TORONTO — A book that examines decisions made within the Kremlin in its quest to become a global superpower has won a top Canadian prize for international affairs writing. Cold War expert Sergey Radchenko earned the Lionel Gelber Prize for “To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power,” published by Cambridge […]

WATERLOO, ONT. — Police in Waterloo, Ont., say they arrested 17 people and laid more than 250 charges related to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations over several days. The city said last week it had obtained an injunction that would allow police to detain and charge anyone involved in large unsanctioned parties, in addition to having […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the population grew to 41,528,680 people as of Jan. 1 as the pace of growth continued to slow after peaking in the third quarter of 2023. The total number of people was up 63,382 compared with Oct. 1, 2024, for a quarterly growth rate of 0.2 per cent. The agency […]