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Court-imposed deadline to pass new citizenship law approaching next week

Court-imposed deadline to pass new citizenship law approaching next week

OTTAWA — The federal government has just a week left to make key changes to the Citizenship Act in response to a court ruling last year.
Teenager charged in stabbing during brawl near Toronto high school: police

Teenager charged in stabbing during brawl near Toronto high school: police

Toronto police say a 16-year-old boy has been charged in the stabbing of another teenager during a large brawl near a high school.
Canadian media a target for foreign interference: national security committee chair

Canadian media a target for foreign interference: national security committee chair

OTTAWA — Foreign actors are trying to interfere with the Canadian media, and journalists and their bosses need to be aware of it, the chairman of Parliament's nonpartisan national security committee warned on Wednesday.

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,961.55, up 74.21 points): Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Down 38 cents, or 0.78 per cent, to $48.54 on 20.
S&P/TSX composite up, U.S. stock markets mixed after Fed holds rates

S&P/TSX composite up, U.S. stock markets mixed after Fed holds rates

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index pared some of its earlier gains at the close of the trading day, while U.S. stock markets were mixed after the Federal Reserve decided to hold steady on rates. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 74.
NDP bill to criminalize coercive control in intimate partner violence heads to Senate

NDP bill to criminalize coercive control in intimate partner violence heads to Senate

OTTAWA — An NDP private member's bill that would criminalize a pattern of abuse known as coercive control is heading to the Senate. The legislation from Victoria MP Laurel Collins passed third reading unanimously in the House of Commons today.
Oil Country: Newmarket residents proud of homegrown Oilers star Connor McDavid

Oil Country: Newmarket residents proud of homegrown Oilers star Connor McDavid

NEWMARKET, Ont. — A small trophy in Michaela McKeown's classroom at Clearmeadow Public School serves as a reminder for students of what's at stake in the annual floor hockey competition in the facility's gymnasium.
Ottawa Redblacks kick off anniversary season with high hopes against Blue Bombers

Ottawa Redblacks kick off anniversary season with high hopes against Blue Bombers

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks hope to have much to celebrate during their 10th anniversary season, starting with a win Thursday night against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers After four years of disappointment and dashed expectations, everyone from the fron
Federal Court orders Amazon to turn over review, ratings docs to Competition Bureau

Federal Court orders Amazon to turn over review, ratings docs to Competition Bureau

A new court order is requiring Amazon to hand internal records related to its review and ratings programs over to Canada's competition watchdog.
Golf Canada executive and former Argos RB Bryan Crawford named OHL commissioner

Golf Canada executive and former Argos RB Bryan Crawford named OHL commissioner

TORONTO — Sports executive and former CFL player Bryan Crawford has been named the next commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League. The major junior league announced in a release Wednesday that Crawford will begin his tenure on Aug. 6.
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