Ontario News

MONTREAL — A man has been arraigned in connection with alleged bombing threats at Concordia University in Montreal. Hisham Saadi, 47, is charged with mischief, uttering threats and inciting fear of a terrorist-related attack.

TORONTO — Ontario's English Catholic teachers have ratified an agreement to extend their contracts past the next provincial election.

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo is citing a baby animal boom as one of the main reasons for its first attendance increase in several years. In an annual review presented to its board, the city-owned facility said more than 1.

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, March 2 ——— CABBIE ACQUITTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING INTOXICATED WOMAN: A Halifax judge has found a taxi cab driver not guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman who was found passed out in his cab.

TORONTO — Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital's Canadian Concussion Centre have discovered the presence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brain of a deceased patient with no known history of concussions.

TORONTO — Soaring electricity bills in Ontario will see an average 17-per-cent cut this summer, a year before the provincial Liberals bid for re-election, but those savings will ultimately cost ratepayers billions in extra interest payments.

VANCOUVER — Home sales across the Vancouver area were down dramatically in February compared with last year's record-breaking pace, while prices across the region remained more stable.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Peel police are appealing for witnesses to a shooting in Mississauga, Ont., that left a 28-year-old man dead.

TORONTO — In the wake of its best-ever season, Toronto FC unveiled its new Wall of Honour at BMO Field on Thursday.

CALGARY — Former Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter has a new portfolio: legal marijuana. Dexter, who is vice-chairman of Global Public Affairs, will lead the firm's new branch, called cannabisCONNECT.