Ontario News

ST-JEROME, Que. — A former competitive Canadian skier says she had an abortion when she was about 15 after having unprotected sex with ex-coach Bertrand Charest numerous times.

OTTAWA — Canada is being asked to upgrade its diplomatic footprint in northern Iraq, as the Kurdish government presses for closer economic and political ties to accompany Canada's sizable military presence.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Liberal government will allow ride-hailing services such as Uber to operate in the province by the end of this year, while introducing initiatives that it says will help the taxi industry remain competitive.

A significant fuel spill caused when a tanker truck crashed northwest of Toronto has been contained, police said Tuesday as crews continued to clean up the area. The truck lost control around 2:30 a.m. in Caledon, Ont.

EDMONTON — Alberta's Wildrose party is distancing itself from a campus club that used the Wildrose name and logo on an email that equated feminism with cancer.

NASSAU, Bahamas — A judge in the Bahamas has fined a Canadian clothing manufacturer $50,000 for violating a court order to stop dredging near his beachfront home.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the government is cutting compensation costs across the public sector by about 3.5 per cent in the coming fiscal year, but unions say the move is an attack on workers.

OTTAWA — A report from Canada's auditor general says Nunavut's health system doesn't adequately ensure the quality of its service or the safety of its workers.

VICTORIA — A First Nations basketball tournament in British Columbia's northwest has dropped a strict blood-relation player policy that prevented a Haitian-born man from competing with his village team.

TORONTO — The Ontario government says sports organizations hoping for provincial funding will have to place greater emphasis on including women and girls.