Ontario News

TORONTO — Telefilm Canada has named Julie Roy as its new executive director and CEO. Roy currently serves as director general and programming chief officer at the National Film Board of Canada, but will step into the role at Telefilm on April 3.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Ontario is proposing to strengthen rules around mass layoffs to include greater protections for employees who work remotely. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton made the announcement Monday in Kitchener, Ont.

TORONTO — McCain Foods says it will spend $600 million to double the size of its potato processing facility in southern Alberta.

TORONTO — Drake has announced his 2023 North American tour with 21 Savage. The "It's All a Blur" tour comes with a 29-date arena run this summer with two Canadian stops in Montreal and Vancouver. It follows Drake and 21 Savage's 2022 album "Her Loss.

TORONTO — It has been more than three months since Ontario promised to make municipalities "whole" on a loss of development charge revenue due to a new provincial law, and they say they're concerned they've seen little to no movement.

LONDON, Ont. — Championship on the line and a chance to draw for the win. This was Brad Gushue's wheelhouse and he delivered again Sunday when it counted most.

LONDON, Ont. — Brad Gushue is the winner of the Canadian men's curling championship. He beat Manitoba's Matt Dunstone 7-5 at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario tonight to successfully defend his title.

TORONTO — The Toronto Six didn't take long to fix their scoring issues after dropping a 3-2 decision to the Boston Pride on Saturday.

HAMILTON — Nick Lardis and Sahil Panwar each scored twice and added an assist as the Hamilton Bulldogs chomped down on the visiting Ottawa 67's with a 6-3 Ontario Hockey League victory on Sunday.

LONDON, Ont. — A man from London, Ont., is accused of killing one man and injuring two police officers over the course of a weekend standoff in the southwestern Ontario city.