Ontario News

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is looking to regulate private online gambling websites and apps in a move it says will capture lost revenue and protect bettors.

TORONTO — Like other Major League Baseball teams, the Toronto Blue Jays are brimming with optimism going into the season opener. "I think we have a very complete team," catcher Alejandro Kirk said Wednesday through an interpreter.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in the technology and base metal sectors, while U.S. stocks also dropped.

TORONTO — Amid trade tension with the United States, television producer Erin Haskett believes Canadians are looking for homegrown heroes now more than ever.

Environment Canada is warning that a "potent" spring ice storm will likely hit a huge swath of Ontario starting Friday evening and extending into Monday.

TORONTO — New multi-unit buildings across Canada should be required to make their parking spots electric-vehicle ready as a possible way to spur EV uptake, a report released Wednesday suggested.

TORONTO — Woodbine's 2025 racing season will begin April 26 after Woodbine Entertainment and the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA) agreed Wednesday on a two-year contract. The deal boosts purses by $5.7 million.

Toronto police are investigating after a teenage girl was struck and killed by a car in the city's east end this morning. Police say they were called to the scene in Scarborough just before 10 a.m. for a report of a female pedestrian being hit.

The University of Toronto's first female president says she's optimistic about the next five years, in spite of "looming existential crises" affecting higher education.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s top decision makers signalled they likely would have puased the interest rate easing cycle earlier this month if not for the substantial uncertainty around tariffs from the United States.