Ontario News

TORONTO — WestJet says it's proactively cancelling flights at the Vancouver and Toronto airports as well as other airports in southern Ontario, B.C. and Quebec as storm systems bear down on the regions.

GRAVENHURST, Ont. — A federal prison inmate in Ontario has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of another inmate.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs survived their pre-holiday trap game by a whisker, taking care of the Philadelphia Flyers with a 4-3 win on Thursday.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Naveed Dada enjoyed helping people. The 59-year-old joined the board of his Toronto-area condominium so he could work with fellow residents to resolve their issues, and often played the role of peacemaker.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,349.66, down 221.44): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down 88 cents, or 1.60 per cent, to $54.09 on 14.3 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed down more than 200 points Thursday, pulled down by broad-based losses, while U.S. markets also reversed much of the gains made Wednesday, with the Nasdaq tumbling more than two per cent.

Police say two people have died and three have been injured after a collision in Middlesex, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police says officers and paramedics responded to a report of a single vehicle rollover at 10 a.m. Thursday.

TORONTO, Ohio — A ransomware attack has delayed lab and imaging results at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children and could lead to longer wait times, the hospital said Thursday, noting that some of its systems could be offline for weeks.

TORONTO — A major winter storm expected to bring blizzard-like conditions and possible flash freezing to much of Ontario prompted several school boards to announce closures as residents were warned that travel could become hazardous.

TORONTO — Bayern Munich and Canadian men's national team star Alphonso Davies has been named Canada Soccer player of the year for the fourth time in five seasons.