From autism to public health, a year of backtracks in Ontario...

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TORONTO — Doug Ford’s government has backtracked on about a dozen policies and promises this year — an unprecedented amount symptomatic of an on-the-fly...

Documents show myriad federal agencies crafting plan for homeless veterans

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OTTAWA — Internal government documents show four federal departments have quietly spent months crafting an answer to a cross-party call for the government to end veterans homelessness...

Federal report says Canadians ‘doubtful’ on hitting emissions targets

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OTTAWA — The federal government was told just before the fall election campaign that many Canadians didn’t believe the country will meet targets for reducing its greenhouse-gas...

Roasted Carrot Pumpkin Soup

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By: Lauren Helmkay Looking for something other than turkey over the holidays? Whip up a batch of this carrot pumpkin soup for one of those...

Three former St. Michael’s students sentenced to two years’ probation

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TORONTO — Three former students of an all-boys Catholic school in Toronto were sentenced on Thursday to two years of probation for assaulting and sexually...

Changes to OHIP coverage is a good reason to look at...

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TORONTO — For those planning a sunny getaway, it may be more important than ever this winter to pack the right travel insurance before departure.  Ontario’s...

Supreme Court ruling means children of Russian spies are Canadian citizens

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OTTAWA — Alexander Vavilov, the Toronto-born son of Russian spies, is a Canadian citizen, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided. In its judgment Thursday, the...

PM asks U.S. not to sign final trade deal with China...

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OTTAWA — Canada has asked the United States not to sign any final trade agreement with China until two Canadians detained in China have been released,...

Ontario high school teachers hit picket lines for third job action...

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TORONTO — School principals in Ontario asked the provincial government on Wednesday to halt some standardized testing and elementary school report cards as teachers’ unions wage...

Ontario won’t release report on cost of scrapped Hamilton light-rail line

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TORONTO — Questions are mounting about the costs of Hamilton’s now cancelled light-rail transit line as the Progressive Conservative government said Tuesday it will not release a third-party study...

End of an era as vehicle production comes to a close...

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OSHAWA, Ont. — The last pickup trucks rolled down the line Wednesday at General Motor’s Oshawa Assembly Plant as an era of vehicle production...

PM says he might have acted differently if knew how SNC-Lavalin...

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government might have acted differently had it known the criminal case against SNC-Lavalin would be resolved without...

Parents burst into tears as Ontario reveals autism program faces another...

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TORONTO — Parents of children with autism burst into tears Tuesday as the Ontario government announced another delay in getting those kids the services...

One-day high school teacher strike in some Ontario boards a ‘virtual...

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TORONTO — A one-day strike that will close high schools at ten boards across Ontario on Wednesday is a “virtual certainty”, said the teachers’ union, with...

Government announces revised carbon-tax rebate amounts for four provinces

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OTTAWA — The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted...