Ontario News

TORONTO (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon was the only scorer in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Wednesday night.

TORONTO — Multiple murderer Dellen Millard said he was cast as the "perfect villain" in Tim Bosma's murder, asking Ontario's highest court Wednesday why he would be so "sloppy and careless" if he had planned to kill the 32-year-old father.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,378.84, down 315.32): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down $2.80, or 6.50 per cent, to $40.27 on 15.4 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index sank Wednesday, pulled down by the energy and financial sectors as mounting apprehensions over the global banking sector spread, while U.S. markets were mixed as the tech sector held its own.

MILTON, Ont. — Halton Region police say they have arrested a woman who allegedly threw an unknown chemical on a family member before stealing her phone last week. Police say a woman was walking in Milton, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario's labour minister is aiming to solve an excrement predicament.

Ontario is failing to effectively protect some of the critical habitat for boreal caribou, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned in a letter to the province obtained by The Canadian Press.

TORONTO — Members of Canada's technology sector say they're worried the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) will have a chilling effect on investments in the already-hampered sector.

TORONTO — Flair Airlines has filed a $50-million lawsuit against several plane-leasing companies over what it claims were unlawful seizures of four of its aircraft over the weekend.

TORONTO — A downtown Hamilton riding held for many years by former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath is expected to remain in the party's hands after a byelection Thursday, despite their candidate being put on the defensive over some of her activism.