Ontario News

GRAY, Sask. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to like farmer Todd Lewis's combine, but Lewis does not like Trudeau's carbon tax.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are under pressure to help the wheels of justice spin a little faster, with some provinces asking for the right to do away with preliminary inquiries as a way to tackle the backlogs in the courts.

OTTAWA — If there's one thing that stands out in court documents outlining the RCMP's case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, it's the extremely cutthroat nature of military procurement.

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberal government is promising to inject billions of new dollars into health care in its first balanced budget in a decade, a fiscal plan designed to appeal to nearly everyone in the province ahead of an election next summer.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal government has promised an average $160 tax cut for half the province's population, in a surplus budget that seeds the ground for an election campaign that may begin within days.

VANCOUVER — Without a change in government, British Columbia is likely to remain a "wild west" of campaign finance, where wealthy corporations and unions are free to donate unlimited amounts of money to curry favour with provincial politicians, exper

OTTAWA — Kevin O'Leary may be gone from the Conservative leadership race, but he doesn't intend to let himself be forgotten.

OTTAWA — Sen. Don Meredith could find out as early as next week what punishment he'll face for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl.

OTTAWA — A former officer stationed at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt in British Columbia has been charged with sexual assault.

CALGARY — A neurologist says there was nothing doctors could do to save a Calgary gas station employee brought to hospital after a hit-and-run.