When livestreaming service Twitch came under attack by racist, homophobic online trolls, the platform did something unusual for a major social media platform — it took immediate and decisive action to protect its community.

In a now-deleted post, Barstool writer Francis Ellis joked about recent activity on the Instagram profile of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck, who went missing nearly two weeks ago. Shortly after the post was published, Lueck was found dead.

The long weekend marks the election warm-up and in the eyes of Elections Canada, the official beginning of the precampaign period that imposes new spending restrictions on activities by political parties and registered third parties.

Harper tweeted his offer of assistance to the next British prime minister on trade matters, but, as the current chair of the International Democrat Union, says he must remain “neutral in all member party leadership races.”

Nearly 4,000 people participated in forming the largest human maple leaf in a park in the Ontario community on Saturday.

Region rich in Italian culture launches local food trail

The sighting indicates that the sixgill population, which was thought to have been significantly reduced by a fishery that operated in the 1990s, may actually be quite large.

Industry watchdog pushing for safeguards for vulnerable investors

Motorcyclist, 28, died at the scene.

U.S. President Donald Trump steps into North Korea, a first for a sitting American leader.

Canuck-themed restos give the world a taste of Canada, make expats feel at home

An engineer and a businessman have teamed up to create painstakingly accurate miniatures of Toronto, Hamilton, Quebec City, Niagara Falls and more. They hope their still-growing ‘Little Canada’ will become the country’s biggest new tourism hit.

Girl pulled from water transported to hospital in stable condition.

Terry Pegula says he won’t ask fans to break the bank when it comes to deciding whether to renovate or rebuild

Hamilton police believe boy was in Jeep and somehow put it in gear

After years of requests and threats from Philippines, Canada agreed to spend $1.2 million to take back contaminated recycling.

A recent stretch of warm weather has left farmers scrambling to get crops in the ground before it’s too late for them to grow fully through the season.

Third party groups will need to register with Elections Canada if they spend more than $500 on political activities as of June 30.

In striving for common ground, however, the summit declaration finessed differences and yielded no major new initiatives.

The protest continues a string of activism following the violent June 15 confrontation at Pride in Gage Park.

Halton Regional Police say officers had no other option but to “put down” a dog after the animal attacked a young man in a Burlington neighbourhood, leaving him with major wounds and serious injuries.

Police and paramedics found two men unresponsive at an apartment building at Emmett Ave. near Jane St. One was pronounced dead at the scene; the other at the hospital.

The man was walking his Yorkshire Terrier near Wood and Church Sts. Tuesday night when the suspect approached him, police say.

Kendall Waite, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene in Friday’s crash

Making sure classic Canadian dishes don't get lost in translation

Muskoka sued the international brewing giant for using the image of what the brewery called Adirondack chairs — an American term for Muskoka chairs — on its T-shirts.

A U.S. diplomat will visit Ottawa in July to begin building a bilateral effort to tackle the ongoing opioid crisis.

A report released by the Senate’s ethics officer says Meredith bullied, threatened and intimidated his own staff and repeatedly touched, kissed and propositioned some of them.

Trudeau said the government appreciates the process is “now concluded” but he didn’t say why the settlement was reached.

Police and paramedics found two men unresponsive at an apartment building at Emmett Ave. near Jane St. One was pronounced dead at the scene; the other at the hospital.

From Japan to Brazil, Canuck-centric restaurants are set to ring in Canada Day with festivities featuring Tragically Hip cover bands, maple-infused menus and a steady flow of caesars.

The doctors group joins calls to make OHIP figures public for all physicians in the province, following the launch of a Toronto Star series revealing the names and totals of Ontario’s top billers.

The open exchange of information from home buyers and salespeople is essential, writes Joe Richer.

The special advisors are Deirdre Pike and Cole Gately, well-known individuals throughout the city.

The Tower wants police to drop charges against members of the LGTBQ+ community

The Tower wants police to drop charges against members of the LGTBQ+ community

Canadian citizens are invited to eat for free at an Ontario-based Chinese-Canadian restaurant chain this Canada Day, but legal experts say the offer may come with a side of discrimination.

Public board blames unusually tardy ministry decisions

If history proves anything, it’s that Chester Le – named for Chester Le Blvd. in Scarborough — will reconstitute itself, shape-shifting in its ranks, to despoil the neighbourhood again, Rosie DiManno writes

The Ward 4 councillor said he stands by his comments that pink-masked “vigilantes” are as much to blame for recent violence as far-right demonstrators.

Police are investigating after a loud crowd pounded on doors early this morning and dumped signs on the lawn accusing mayor of hating queers.

The joke is on America and “Putin’s the only one laughing,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

“I think we all have a role to play in exposing the truth behind some of the activities that some of these hate groups and their members are involved in,” says McMaster University professor Ameil Joseph

A backlog of refugee claims and lengthy legal procedures are contributing factors.

Drew Huskey of Wildwood, Mo., hatched a painstaking plan to get his wife, Qian (Emily) Yang, her diamond ring back after it was lost in waist-deep snow in Icefields Parkway near Jasper National Park in Alberta.

Don’t dismiss it as just a few bad apples on the fringe, anti-discrimination advocates warn.

The Ministry of Labour has been called

Tax is meant to encourage development of electrical generation through water, nuclear, solar, wind and other alternatives.

The Mandarin offered free buffet to Canadian citizens only. But there’s nothing more Canadian than breaking bread — or crab legs — with outsiders, writes Emma Teitel.

A pedestrian and bike path will open later this summer on the new 3.4 kilometre span.