Ontario News

TORONTO — An Ontario-made brand of vodka is being pulled from store shelves in the province because of a faulty batch that contained double the alcohol content shown on the label.

TERRACE, B.C. — A man who helped save a family from a house fire in northwestern British Columbia is now one of nine recruits to the fire department in Terrace.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts signed veteran American linebacker-defensive back Rico Murray on Friday. The five-foot-11, 203-pound Murray spent the last four seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

TORONTO — Torstar Corp. (TSX:TS.B) named a senior executive from loyalty rewards company Aimia Inc. as its new chief executive and publisher of the Toronto Star, picking a marketing veteran to help tackle challenges including declining print revenue.

TORONTO — There's no "TV magic" when it comes to the constraints of cooking outdoors over an open flame and prepping a feast for a large crowd — all before the sun sets.

BARRIE, Ont. — Police say five people from the Greater Toronto Area are facing charges following an investigation into fraudulent ticket sales through a popular buy and sell website.

TORONTO — There's a fine line between gimmick and innovation, one that Nintendo has walked with varying degrees of success over its decades of making gaming devices. The Game Boy was a revolution in portable gaming when it was released in 1989.

HALIFAX — Police say a 16-year-old Halifax boy tried to extort a 12-year-old girl in Washington State who sent him photos. They say the two met in an online game, and he offered to send her gift cards in exchange for photos of herself.

TORONTO — Another five cases of mumps have been confirmed in Toronto, bringing the total to 22 this year. Toronto public health officials say the virus has hit mostly people between the ages of 18 and 35 who frequented west-end bars in the city.

RIVERVIEW, N.B. — A New Brunswick man who suffered serious burns from an e-cigarette battery that went off like a flare in his pocket is warning others about the risks of careless vaping.