Ontario News

TORONTO — A sex-work comedy, a Tragically Hip documentary and a wartime family drama are among the Canadian titles premiering at the 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival.

LONDON, Ont. — Business-client focused VersaBank has closed an acquisition that will see it expand its main lending product to the U.S. market. The London, Ont.-based bank says the purchase of Stearns Bank Holdingford N.A.

TORONTO — The Art Gallery of Ontario has received one the largest private donations of art in its history, one that includes international luminaries as well as selections from widely influential Canadians.

TORONTO — Two Toronto police officers have been injured after police say they found a stolen vehicle in the city early Tuesday morning. Police say the officers located a vehicle near Chalkfarm Drive and Jane Street just after 2 a.m.

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. has negotiated an amendment to a credit agreement with its lenders to give it some increased breathing room as it works to deal with its debt.

TORONTO — Unifor says it has applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board to represent workers at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont. The union says after the Labour Board processes the application, it will determine if a vote must be held.

OTTAWA — Several civil society organizations, including women's advocates, are calling on the Liberal government to swiftly flesh out firearm legislation passed last year by enacting crucial regulations and directives.

TORONTO — Reggie Garrett remembers snippets of the first time he was saved from a fatal overdose.

TORONTO — Toronto police say a male is dead after a shooting in northwest Toronto on Monday evening. According to police, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Black Creek Drive and Trethewey Drive around 7:45 p.m.

HAMILTON — Bo Levi Mitchell is still unbeaten on Labour Day. Mitchell threw for 347 yards and two TDs as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned an exciting 31-28 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday.