Ontario News

TORONTO — Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is set to be sentenced today after being found guilty earlier this year of sexually assaulting an Ottawa woman.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Wednesday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 04, 15, 30, 35, 42 & 43.

Toronto's all-star guard Fred VanVleet addressed delighted fans before tip-off at Wednesday's season opener, telling them: "Let's have some fun." The Raptors made sure they did.

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Colby Barlow scored twice and contributed a pair of assists, leading the Owen Sound Attack to a 7-2 dismantling of the London Knights in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday.

TORONTO — He hasn't played offence since high school but Chris Edwards still knows what to do when he gets his hands on a football. The Toronto Argonauts linebacker/defensive back has returned both of his interceptions this season for touchdowns.

Some Ontario hospitals are coming up with alternative solutions, including the use of unconventional patient spaces and new staffing models, to deal with high patient volumes and long wait times as cases of COVID-19 and other illnesses rise.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,674.40, down 123.78 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up five cents, or 0.1 per cent, to $51.35 on 11.1 million shares.

Ontario should establish more Indigenous-led and culturally appropriate services for youth in crisis to prevent tragedies similar to the death of an Indigenous teen who went missing from a group home, a lawyer representing his grandmother argued Wedn

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ended down more than 100 points on Canadian inflation data that was higher than investors had hoped, while U.S. markets were also down. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 123.78 points at 18,674.40.

TORONTO — Ontario has quietly changed masking rules for long-term care homes, no longer requiring visitors or caregivers to wear them when alone with a resident in their room.