Ontario News

TORONTO — A Canada-wide test of the national emergency alert system is set to take place today. Canadians can expect test alert messages over television, radio, and compatible wireless devices, including cellphones, at 1:55 p.m.

TORONTO — Drivers in southern Ontario were advised to slow down Wednesday after the season's first significant snowfall hit much of the region, including the Greater Toronto Area.

KITCHENER, Ont. — A 30-year-old man is facing several charges, including first-degree murder, after a stabbing that left one woman dead and two others injured. Waterloo Region police say officers responded after 10 p.m.

Toronto-based Waabi says it is launching its self-driving system in the real world as it looks to push trucking towards a more autonomous future.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported its third-quarter profit rose about 30 per cent compared with a year ago. The grocery and drugstore retailer says its net earnings available to common shareholders totalled $556 million or $1.

TORONTO — Acclaimed writer Sheila Heti has won this year’s Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction. She picked up the $25,000 prize for her novel “Pure Colour,” a strange and meditative book about love and grief in a pre-apocalyptic time.

TORONTO — One person is dead and three others were in hospital with gunshot wounds Tuesday as Toronto police searched for suspects.

TORONTO — Outfielders Raimel Tapia and Bradley Zimmer were designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Tapia hit .265 with seven homers and 52 RBIs in 128 games for the Blue Jays last season.

TORONTO — The past few months have seen an outpouring of Canadian athletes decrying the maltreatment and abuse experienced in their sports.

HAMILTON — Stelco Holdings Inc. says its net earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 were down by almost 74 per cent year-over-year to $158 million, or $2.33 per diluted share.