Ontario News

Highlights from the news file for Friday, March 3 ——— OPIOID CRISIS ON PM'S MIND: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received a first hand look at the opioid crisis in British Columbia Friday.

TORONTO — A budding physician who unwillingly became a father after a brief fling has no grounds to sue the woman for emotional harm — even if she allegedly lied about being on the pill, Ontario's top court ruled Thursday.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Police say an overdose death in southern Ontario has been linked to the deadly opioid carfentanil. Niagara regional police say the death occurred in November 2016 but said other details would not be released.

EDMONTON — Paleontologists at the University of Alberta have a new theory explaining why some dinosaurs stood on two feet instead of four — their ancestors' need for speed.

A southwestern Ontario community is dealing with what its public health officials call an "opioid problem" that has left them scrambling to figure out the extent of the issue and what can be done to solve it.

OTTAWA — The broadcast regulator is denying that its controversial decision to end a ban on U.S. Super Bowl ads had anything to do with a drop in ratings for the Canadian broadcasts of this year's big game.

OTTAWA — Police say seven people — four of them from the Montreal area — are facing charges after cellphones were taken from an Ottawa store in a violent robbery.

VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the opioid crisis is devastating communities and families across Canada.

TORONTO — The average price of a detached home in Toronto shattered the $1.5 million mark for the first time last month, the city's real estate board said Friday, adding fuel to worries about a housing bubble.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Police are investigating after a masked man allegedly threatened a Muslim student at a school in Oshawa, Ont.