Justice reform consultations ask Canadians to think beyond law-and-order

A lively crowd of residents filled a meeting room in their apartment complex at 430 Cumberland Ave. with an audit of concerns about their CityHousing building, but eager to find out what they’d been asked together to hear.

— The Halton District School Board can continue with its plan to reduce the number of high schools in the city to five from seven and close Robert Bateman and Lester B. Pearson high schools, says Ontario’s Education Minister.

“We are very responsible to keeping Canadians and communities safe,” said Trudeau. “I assure you we are very safe here.”

“We are very responsible to keeping Canadians and communities safe,” said Trudeau. “I assure you we are very safe here.”

Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., dealing with 'dangerous situation'

Residents of a southeast-end apartment complex where a fire occurred on the weekend need to bring their units into compliance after it was discovered some of them didn’t have working smoke and/or carbon monoxide detectors.

About a dozen people from two local groups stood across from where attendees entered, speaking with a megaphone and handing out leaflets.

Protesters rallied outside Tim Hortons locations across Ontario Wednesday to show support for employees after some franchisees made benefits and break cuts after a minimum wage increase — but many gatherers stopped short of committing to a boycott.

The three accused in the Lac-Mégantic railway disaster must be judged without sympathy or prejudice and without consideration of public opinion, Quebec Superior Court Justice Gaetan Dumas told jurors Wednesday in his final instructions.

Marisa Lazo read a tearful apology in court that included some insight into why she scaled the 25-to-30-storey crane

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a woman heckling him about Omar Khadr during a town hall in Hamilton that he, too, is angry about the $10.5 million his government paid last summer to the former Guantanamo Bay inmate.

The Justice Department is asking Canadians to think beyond their preconceived notions about crimes — and the people who commit them — as the Liberal government readies long-promised reforms to the criminal justice system.

A program that places police officers in some southern Ontario high schools made students feel safer and helped them build positive relationships with law enforcement, a study released Wednesday concluded.

Health officials issue HIV-related warning to London, Ont., nail salon customers

Part-time staff at Ontario's 24 colleges vote to unionize, OPSEU says

Neighbours take B.C. condo owner to court over allegations of prostitution

Ahoy there! No wooden decks to swab on Alberta man's icy sailing ship

Hamilton police are reminding the public not to leave cars running and unattended after investigating a vehicle theft.

An animal rescue group is working to rehome more than 100 small birds found in a foreclosed house in Ottawa.

China has taken aim at an international summit on North Korea in Vancouver next week, saying the event co-hosted by Canada and the United States is likely to do more harm than good.

Protest against Tim Hortons reaction to new minimum wage planned across Ontario

Mysterious illnesses affecting Canadian diplomats in Cuba a mystery, official says

China heaping scorn on North Korea meeting next week in Vancouver

A new report by Senate Democrats warns of deepening Russian interference throughout Europe and concludes that even as some Western democracies have responded with aggressive countermeasures, President Donald Trump has offered no strategic plan to bolster their efforts or safeguard the U.S. from again falling victim to Kremlin meddling.

Federal immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven convenience stores across the country before daybreak Wednesday, arresting unauthorized workers and demanding paperwork from managers in what the Trump administration described as its largest enforcement operation against employers so far.

The death toll from the mudslides that struck Southern California climbed to 15 on Wednesday, with 24 people unaccounted for, as rescue crews searched for anyone trapped, injured or dead in the onslaught that smashed homes and swept away cars.

Prepare for a tense moment in Canada-U.S. relations — with hard bargaining on NAFTA on the horizon prompting nervous glances at Donald Trump to see whether he cancels the agreement, all compounded by a bitter, wide-ranging trade dispute.

Stocks in Toronto and U.S. back off from record highs, loonie trades lower

CHATSWORTH, Ont. - Provincial police say it took more than a decade, but a man wanted on drug charges in finally in custody.

Kingston, Ont., man faces incest charge after adult daughter sexually assaulted

Hamilton man arrested at Toronto airport on 11-year-old drug warrant, OPP say

A woman in her mid-20s was rushed to hospital with minor injuries after being stabbed at an address on Hess St. today.

Corus CEO says Q1 results fell short of expectations due to weak TV advertising

Trudeau ethics report warning to MPs about meeting with friends: watchdog

Mi'kmaq activist's announcement at former Cornwallis school heavy with symbolism

Prime Minister makes light of tropical vacations on Day 2 of town hall tour

A Louisiana school board’s office went on temporary lockdown after getting death threats from around the world in response to widely viewed video of a teacher screaming while being handcuffed at a school board meeting.

A New Brunswick teenager with terminal cancer is being honoured by Governor General Julie Payette with a Meritorious Service Decoration for inspiring people around the world to do good deeds.

The mother of a young pregnant woman whose body parts were found in different areas east of Toronto said Wednesday that she believed her daughter was “hunted.”

Prime Minister makes light of tropical vacations on Day 2 of town hall tour

Protest against Tim Hortons reaction to new minimum wage planned across Ontario

A documentary about Lincoln Alexander will be screened at the downtown theatre named after him on Jan. 21, the day where Canada's first black member of Parliament is recognized nationally each year.

A Newfoundland woman who was suffering from an advanced form of cancer when she won a $1.5-million lottery jackpot in November has died.

No smoke alarms in Oshawa, Ont., home where blaze killed 4: fire investigator

The stop in Hamilton is part of a national tour that kicked off Tuesday.

Public health officials are warning customers of a nail salon in London, Ont., to get tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Canadian businesses are slower to adopt new technology than their European and American counterparts, according to Canada’s head of Amazon Web Services.

A program that places police officers in certain southern Ontario high schools made students feel safer and allowed them to build good relationships with law enforcement, a study released Wednesday suggested.

Mother of teen whose body parts found in different areas hopes for more charges