Ontario News

A new poll suggests that just 15 per cent of Ontarians are personally affected by the LCBO's ongoing strike, as the provincial government expands access to alcohol at other retailers.

TORONTO — Torrential rain that pummelled Toronto flooded a major highway, several thoroughfares and a key transit hub on Tuesday – requiring emergency crews to rescue people from stranded cars and other spaces – while large parts of the city were lef

CENTRAL ELGIN, ONT. — A teenager who was reported missing on Sunday after going swimming in Lake Erie has been found dead. Ontario Provincial Police say the victim was a 14-year-old from London.

TORONTO — The union representing about 10,000 striking workers at Ontario's main liquor retailer says they're heading back to the bargaining table Wednesday.

TORONTO — A second author has stepped down from this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize jury over the organization's refusal to cut ties with its lead sponsor.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed Ohio State forward Jamison Battle, who is coming off a superb season in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-7 Battle, a native of Robbinsdale, Minn., averaged 15.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 31.

OTTAWA — A major Muslim charity is calling a new court ruling a green light for government overreach after losing its latest bid to halt a Canada Revenue Agency audit.

TORONTO — Gains in industrial and technology stocks led Canada's main stock index up more than one per cent on Tuesday, outweighing weakness in energy, while U.S. stock markets also rose, led by a rally on the Dow.

TORONTO — Ontario's lease for the Ontario Science Centre building allows the city to end the agreement early and leave Ontario on the hook for demolition costs if the building is no longer fit for use, a new city of Toronto report says.

TORONTO — Canada's biggest bookseller will remove enlarged photos of Alice Munro from stores, but bookstores large and small say they plan to keep her published works on the shelves.