LUCAN, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Boris Johnson will do a "great job" as Britain's next prime minister.
Ford praised the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party at a news conference in Lucan, Ont., this morning.
He says Johnson is "a no-nonsense type of person" who will "get the job done."
The premier says he would like to meet Johnson if he ever travels to the United Kingdom.
Johnson overwhelmingly defeated rival Jeremy Hunt in a vote of party members.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will raise the issue of two Canadians being detained in China when he meets with the Chinese president next week, if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants him to.
The bad news is that the populations of more than one-quarter of Canada's bird species are declining, many rapidly.
WASHINGTON — While plans are underway for the Toronto Raptors to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a White House visit for the NBA champions is uncertain.
WHITEHORSE — Two teeth that were sitting in a Canadian museum for almost 50 years have become proof that ice-aged hyenas once roamed Yukon.
OTTAWA — Carving fins off live sharks and leaving them in the ocean to drown will be illegal in Canada as early as Friday.
MONTREAL — Quebec's largest school board has voted to delay application of Quebec's controversial new secularism law for at least a year to allow for consultations with parents, unions and other stakeholders.