Ottawa-bound lane on Alexandra Bridge closed for parts of Friday morning, afternoon

OTTAWA — New Toronto-area Conservative MP Michael Ma has crossed the floor to the Liberals in a stunning political move just hours after the end of the fall Parliamentary session. Ma’s floor crossing was announced via statement sent by the Liberal Party Thursday afternoon. “After listening carefully to the people of Markham–Unionville in recent weeks and reflecting with my family on the direction of our country, I have informed the Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition that I will be joining Prime Minister Mark Carney in the government caucus,” Ma said in a statement.   Ma’s...