Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario's high school teachers have reached a tentative deal with the Liberal government to extend their contracts past the next provincial election.

SOUTH PORCUPINE, Ont. — Provincial police say four people were killed an another suffered minor injuries in a collision about 70 kilometres west of Timmins, Ont. Police say two vehicles collided Thursday morning on Highway 101.

SYDNEY, N.S. — A judge has harshly criticized a Nova Scotia woman who changed her son's last name without consent from his father, calling her conduct "devious, manipulative and indefensible.

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Feb. 23 ——— MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERS SOAR: The number of Canadians registered to purchase medical marijuana from licensed producers has jumped by leaps and bounds.

TORONTO — A $14,000 rebate for people who purchase pricey Tesla electric vehicles "doesn't pass the smell test," given the timing of a top government staffer going to work for the company, say the Progressive Conservatives.

HALIFAX — Some Nova Scotia teachers working under a government-imposed contract say they will not resume old norms of making themselves available after class and offering to coach teams and clubs.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has ordered his bureaucrats to slash regulations — for every one created, the U.S. president wants them to eliminate two. Now comes the hard part of actually implementing the campaign promise. Enter Canada.

OTTAWA — The United Nations refugee agency is keeping a careful eye on the situation at informal crossings along the Canada-U.S. border where dozens of people have been arriving in recent weeks in search of asylum.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's premier says the federal government needs to stop talking and take action on an influx of people who have jumped the border from the U.S. to seek asylum in Canada.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — A 16-year-old boy is facing an attempted murder charge arising from an incident at a Peterborough, Ont., home. Police say they were called to the home late Thursday morning to investigate a stabbing.