Ontario News

VANCOUVER — Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is facing calls to reverse the deportation of a 59-year-old man with bipolar disorder who lived in Canada since he was eight months old. Len Van Heest of Courtenay, B.C.

TORONTO — A longtime Toronto teacher with a passion for photography and travel has been fatally stabbed in Costa Rica in what local media said was an apparent mugging gone wrong.

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould fended off suggestions she was stirring up a debate on abortion Wednesday, as she introduced legislation to eliminate so-called "zombie laws" from the Criminal Code.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's trade envoy on softwood lumber says the province is ready to fight on behalf of its lumber producers, but isn't looking to become embroiled in a costly and lengthy legal battle with the United States.

Ottawa's mayor says he will seek re-election in the 2018 municipal election.

EDMONTON — Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley says new guidelines to manage court files will not see serious, violent cases like murder or sexual assault sacrificed to save time and money.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A water treatment plant in Kamloops, B.C., is back in operation, but residents were still being asked to watch their water usage.

Seven stories in the news for Thursday, March 9: ——— SHELL OFFLOADS CANADIAN OILSANDS INTERESTS Royal Dutch Shell says it has signed two agreements to sell its undeveloped oilsands interests in Canada for a net consideration of US$7.25 billion.

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog has been called in to investigate the death of a man who fell from an apartment balcony in Toronto on Wednesday evening. The Special Investigations Unit says just before 7 p.m.

TORONTO — Programmable bacteria, a gold-sniffing camera and a virtual reality tool for taking investors underground were among the innovations on display at the world's biggest annual mining convention in Toronto this week.