Colin Perkel
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Colin Perkel
Bill aimed at unreliable elevators appears to be getting some lift
A private member's bill that aims to tackle the major problem of unreliable elevators appears to have gained some traction on both sides of the Ontario legislature.
Two cases of police misconduct arising out of G20 summit set for review
Two separate cases of police misconduct arising out of the turbulent Toronto G20 summit almost seven years ago lurch toward finality this week and next as the parties involved battle another round.
Meredith's new lawyer eschews race card; hopes to 'dial down' temperature
Beleaguered Sen. Don Meredith's new lawyer said he hoped to temper the intense emotions unleashed by an ethics report on his client's affair with a teenager, adding the race card is now off the table.
Vice Media reporter must turn over materials to RCMP, appeal court rules
Ontarip's top court has ordered a Vice Media reporter to give the RCMP background materials used for stories on an accused terrorist.
Sen. Don Meredith begs forgiveness for 'moral failing;' not ready to resign
A former Conservative senator who had a sexual relationship with a teenager is begging for forgiveness and wants to keep his job in the Canadian Senate.
Canadian-Kazakh national arrested over massive Yahoo data breach
A Canadian man of Kazakh origins has been arrested in eastern Ontario as one of four suspects in a massive hack of Yahoo emails.
Ex-top aide to former PM Harper guilty of influence peddling, top Ontario court rules
A one-time top aide to former prime minister Stephen Harper was convicted of criminal influence-peddling by Ontario's highest court on Friday.
Judge sides with '60s Scoop survivors; damages now to be decided
"I feel like a great weight has been lifted from my heart," Marcia Brown Martel said in a statement.
Vice reporter's fight to keep background info from RCMP before Appeal Court
At issue is an RCMP demand that Vice Media journalist Ben Makuch give them his background materials related to articles he did in 2014 on Farah Shirdon.
Quebec massacre suspect, 27, a fan of Trump, far right French politician
The suspect, Alexandre Bissonnette, reportedly made a series of hateful comments on a French-language web group called Bienvenue au refugies — Welcome Refugees.