Ontario News

QUEBEC — The Archbishop of Quebec is expressing disappointment at a hospital's decision to withdraw the crucifix from its premises.

OTTAWA — Newcomers to Canada need to know about this country's shared values, and it's up to Canadians to teach them, participants in government-run focus groups on immigration told researchers last summer.

CALGARY — Wildfires that swept through the northern Alberta forest near Fort McMurray last May continue to frustrate loggers trying to harvest wood from trees killed by the fire before insects and rot make it unusable.

TORONTO — Marc Trestman wasted no time making his first official decision as head coach of the Toronto Argonauts.

CALGARY — Wildfires that swept through the northern Alberta forest near Fort McMurray last May continue to frustrate loggers trying to harvest wood from trees killed by the fire before insects and rot make it unusable.

OTTAWA — In the days following Donald Trump's surprise victory, Canadian diplomats in Washington repeatedly warned Ottawa that the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership was dead — even as federal ministers insisted it might survive.

TORONTO — Mixed earnings results from some of Canada's biggest companies dominated a quiet trading day Tuesday, as the Toronto Stock Exchange pulled back for a fifth straight session in a row. The S&P/TSX composite index fell a moderate 64.

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WINNIPEG — The recent death of a Winnipeg transit driver has prompted a review of safety on city buses and how to improve it, but the head of a local union says that's not enough.

Quebec's national assembly adopted legislation on Tuesday to force striking government lawyers and notaries back to work. The bill passed by a 52-38 margin after a lengthy debate, with the three opposition parties voting against it.