Toronto gun buyback nets 2,700 firearms as part of effort to reduce gun violence

TORONTO — There are at least 2,700 fewer firearms in circulation in Toronto after a three-week buyback program wrapped up Friday. Residents voluntarily handed over more...

Canada’s parole officers say correctional system has reached breaking point

OTTAWA — Canada’s parole officers say the country’s corrections system is at a breaking point due to workloads that are “insurmountable” — a situation they say...

Industry, economists weigh in on lifting of tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum

TORONTO — The lifting of U.S. tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from Canada received a positive but guarded welcome from industry, which hoped it could lead to...

Long awaited end to Canada’s tariff standoff with U.S. finally at hand

Testing reveals no third case of measles in Saint John, New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick say there are still only two confirmed cases of measles in the Saint John region after a third suspected case tested...

Mark Norman affair needs public inquiry, Scheer says

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must launch a public inquiry into the case of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Friday. Speaking on Parliament Hill,...

Former B.C. polygamous leader guilty in taking child bride to United States

CRANBROOK, B.C. — There’s “no room for doubt” that a former leader in a fundamentalist Christian sect that practises polygamy in Bountiful, B.C., knew that an...

Hussen axes ‘safe country’ program as new stats show asylum claims have tripled

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is doing away with a policy implemented under the Harper government that aimed to tackle a large backlog of refugee claims by...

Montreal health authorities moving to contain measles spread after two new cases

Montreal health authorities are trying to track up to 400 people they think may have been exposed earlier in the week to the measles virus. Authorities...

Ontario’s child care cuts will hurt low income parents working or studying full time

Ontario’s recent provincial budget claimed to help families access quality child care — but in reality, the province’s budget masks what are emerging as massive cuts...