Ontario News

Quebec will begin handing out welfare cheques to as many as 4,000 asylum seekers next week, the province's employment minister said Thursday. "Quebec has responsibilities in immigration," Francois Blais told a news conference.

OTTAWA — Sen. Mike Duffy is suing the Senate and the RCMP over their handling of his expense troubles. Here's a chronology: Dec.

Toronto's police services board has approved a review of a controversial program that places police officers in certain schools in the city.

MONTREAL — A four-day urban rodeo that is promising to bring a bit of the Wild West to Montreal's Old Port is also expected to draw daily protests from groups denouncing the event as animal cruelty.

FREDERICTON — The sudden influx of Syrian refugees into New Brunswick's school system has caused the province's Education Department to miss a financial target. But Premier Brian Gallant says in this case, that's not a bad problem to have.

TORONTO — Soaring home prices have been a boon to mortgage businesses, but recent government efforts to cool the housing market could impact lenders if the economy falters, CIBC said Thursday.

TORONTO — Canadian lawyers acting for the widow of an American special forces soldier have filed an application in Alberta — essentially duplicating one filed earlier in Ontario — seeking enforcement of a massive U.S.

WELLAND, Ont. — Niagara regional police say a local man is facing charges after a note was placed at a General Electric construction site in Welland, Ont., saying it was mined with explosive devices.

OTTAWA — Judy Foote twice continued working to represent her Newfoundland and Labrador constituents while fighting gruelling battles with breast cancer, but it was a health risk to her children that prompted her to finally quit politics.

TORONTO — With real estate sales softening in many markets across Canada, homeowners looking to unload their property may find it preferable to hang out a "For Lease" sign on the front lawn rather than sell it for a less desirable price.