Ontario News

TORONTO — Renters face daunting barriers in their attempts to build wealth as they're forced to devote an increasing share of their income to keeping a roof over their head, said an RBC report Thursday.

TORONTO — The Professional Women's Hockey League handed Toronto forward Brittany Howard a one-game suspension on Thursday for a cross-checking incident in Toronto's 3-0 win over Montreal last Friday.

TORONTO — Luxury menswear retailer Harry Rosen says it will invest $50 million over the next five years to relocate its flagship store and transform several others.

TORONTO — Matt Johnson has been riding a wave of accolades for his dark comedy "BlackBerry," which became the most nominated film in the history of the Canadian Screen Awards last week.

TORONTO — The Home Depot is opening a new distribution centre in the Greater Toronto Area that will help the company cater to its biggest customers.

TORONTO — A unique Canadian program meant to ensure sexual-assault cases aren’t closed inappropriately by police is set to run out of federal funding at the end of the month, its national co-ordinator said.

COBOURG, Ont. — Kim Rudd, a former Liberal MP who represented a southern Ontario riding, has died. An online obituary says Rudd died of ovarian cancer on Tuesday at a hospice in Cobourg, Ont.

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed center Bobby McMann to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.35 million, the team announced Wednesday. McMann was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a reportedly stolen Mercedes SUV crashed in Toronto's east end, resulting in a six-car pile-up that left one person dead and another with critical injuries.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,970.11, up 139.09 points): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up 14 cents, or 0.26 per cent, to $55.04 on 21.3 million shares.