Ontario News

OTTAWA — One of the country's newest navy ships is tied up in a U.S. port after it took on 20,000 litres of water because of a leak. HMCS Max Bernays is one of Canada's new Arctic and offshore patrol ships, built in Halifax by Irving Shipyards.

TORONTO — Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Ajou Ajou and defensive lineman DeWayne Hendrix of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were among the top performers in the CFL's weekly honour roll Tuesday. Ajou was the top-rated offensive player with a grade of 81.

BRAMPTON, ONT. — Peel Region police say they have arrested 18 people, including three teens, as part of an investigation into an organized crime network linked to multiple violent home invasions, armed robberies and carjackings.

A New Zealand coroner has found links between four deaths in that country and Kenneth Law, who is facing murder charges in Ontario for allegedly selling substances that could be used for self-harm.

TORONTO — Freedom Mobile is launching in 50 cities across B.C. and Alberta as part of its parent company's aggressive expansion since acquiring the carrier last year. Quebecor Inc.

TORONTO — Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo's sci-fi romance "Daniela Forever" will open the competitive Platform program at the Toronto International Film Festival, with Toronto-based director Atom Egoyan leading the jury.

TORONTO — Toronto city councillors, who presided last week over a city of inundated transit stations, roadways and basements, are set to discuss how to make the metropolis more resilient to climate-fuelled floods.

TORONTO — Peter Martin, a former Toronto Argonauts linebacker who later became a Hall of Fame broadcaster, has died. He was 83. The Argonauts announced the news Monday morning on X, formerly known as Twitter.

TORONTO — After fielding calls from private equity firms looking to buy Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. over the years, CEO Stewart Schaefer has chosen to sell to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. for $1.

TORONTO — Gains in the financial, industrial and utilities sectors led Canada's main stock index higher on Monday, while U.S. stock markets also rose.