Ontario News

TORONTO — Tim Hortons says the coffee and doughnut chain has signed a deal to open locations in South Korea starting later this year. The company says it has signed a master franchise agreement with BKR Co. Ltd.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 66-year-old man was fatally shot by officers in the parking lot of a school in a northern town.

Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann is listed as week-to-week with left biceps inflammation. The team said Tuesday the injury was picked up in an MRI.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,585.73, up 0.58): Tourmaline Oil Corp. (TSX:TOU). Energy. Up $1.51, or 2.62 per cent, to $59.24 on 12.6 million shares. Enbridge Inc.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was flat Tuesday, reversing minor losses from earlier in the day, while U.S. markets moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 0.58 points at 20,585.73.

TORONTO — When Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg changed his company's name to Meta less than two years ago, he placed a multi-billion-dollar bet on a virtual but interactive realm where he believed people would work and play for generations t

TORONTO — A mining analyst says an apparent effort by industry veteran Pierre Lassonde to buy Teck Resources' coal business could disrupt Glencore's push to take over the Canadian firm.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay is laying off another 250 workers, the second round of cutbacks this year. The Canadian retail arm of Hudson's Bay Co.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it faced higher costs and a weaker Canadian dollar. The pet food and supplies retailer's profit attributable to shareholders totalled $18.

TORONTO — It seems hope springs eternal in sports-betting circles for the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.