Ontario News

OTTAWA — After a flurry of intense lobbying from insurance companies, health charities, a handful of provinces and the justice minister herself, the fate of a controversial genetic testing bill is now in the hands of Parliament.

OTTAWA — A delay in implementation of the new iteration of U.S.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government on Monday extended its military training mission in Ukraine, amid warnings Russia could attempt to "destabilize" Canada's political system.

TORONTO — Canada's economy is projected to grow this year by 2.4 per cent, equalling what's now expected in the United States and ahead of the other Group of Seven countries, according to estimates released Tuesday by the OECD.

OTTAWA — More money for child and youth services would boost Canada's economy and patient health, a new report from the Mental Health Commission of Canada suggests, buttressing Ottawa's push for targeted mental health investments.

TORONTO — The top reason why foreign buyers from China want to get into the Canadian housing market is education, not investment, according to data from a popular global real estate listings website.

OTTAWA — The federal government wants Canadians to air their concerns about China's human rights record as part of broad consultations on a possible free trade deal.

OTTAWA — Jessica Wesley has been a mom for all of two months, but she and her husband are already thinking that one child might be all their finances can handle.

PORT HARDY, B.C.

HALIFAX — The defence lawyer for a Halifax cabbie who was acquitted of sexual assault in a decision that has drawn a storm of public criticism says his client is an innocent man who is being pilloried unfairly and racially stereotyped.