Ontario News

Owen Barnes has come across two coyotes in the last month while walking through trails in his Burlington, Ont., neighbourhood.

Six youths have been charged in Ottawa following what police call a hate-motivated assault near a high school last month. Ottawa police announced the charges Monday and said the assault took place near Gloucester High School on Sept. 8.

Police in Hamilton and Ottawa say more than a dozen people were arrested when unsanctioned homecoming street parties broke out around university campuses after football games this weekend.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,881.19, up 436.97 points) Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Financials. Up $1.65, or 1.95 per cent, to $86.37 on 9.8 million shares.

TORONTO — Google's president of global affairs says Canada must be careful in how it crafts legislation forcing tech giants to pay for the use of news because it could have unintended consequences.

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) says vehicle sales were down 4.5 per cent in September compared with last year as supply shortages persist.

TORONTO — Gains in the energy sector as the price of oil rose above US$80 a barrel helped Canada's main stock index surge more than 400 points higher on the first day of the fourth quarter, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher.