Ontario News

TORONTO — Several Tony Award-winning hits and the return of Canadian smash musical "Come From Away" are among the shows headlining the 2017-18 season from Mirvish Productions.

OTTAWA — An emerging technology has caught the eye of the innovation-obsessed federal government — a platform so packed with potential, many experts believe it could comprise the foundation for the next generation of the Internet.

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 28: ——— O'LEARY TO SKIP DEBATE TO ATTEND OWN EVENT Kevin O'Leary's boycott of tonight's Conservative party leadership debate has his competitors crying foul.

GUELPH, Ont. — Police in Guelph, Ont., say an arrest has been made in a shooting death at a hotel in the city on March 1, 2016.

TORONTO — Interac says its e-transfer and Interac Online services are up and running again following an outage on Monday evening. The debit card service says a technical issue "knocked the network out for about five hours.

Despite unusually warm temperatures in parts of the country, a forecaster says bouts of late winter weather are expected for many through March, with more springlike temperatures to arrive by May.

Calgary's new bishop says he may choose softer language but his views on issues such as gay-straight alliances in schools might not be that different from his controversial predecessor. William McGrattan, 60, of London, Ont.

KINGSTON, Ont. — The Ontario Hockey League's Kingston Frontenacs recently paid tribute to hometown band The Tragically Hip, while also raising a large sum of money for frontman Gord Downie's charity.

GATINEAU, Que. — Police in Gatineau, Que., are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in an apartment on Monday. The bodies of a man and a woman were found at about 4 p.m. along with a three-year-old boy.

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