Ontario News

NIPIGON, Ont. — The body of a second man has been found dead after two snowmobiles went through the ice on a lake in northwestern Ontario last week. Ontario Provincial Police say both men were last seen on Lake Nipigon on the afternoon of Feb.

HAMILTON — One person has died after a fire at a city-owned apartment building in Hamilton. A spokesman for Hamilton Fire says the fire broke out in a unit on the ninth floor of the 18-storey building shortly after 8 p.m. (at Main and Hess streets).

VICTORIA — British Columbia's 2017-18 budget was announced Tuesday by Finance Minister Mike de Jong and elicited mixed reactions from interest groups across the province.

REGINA — A Saskatchewan teacher has been reprimanded for throwing a white board marker at a student, hitting her above her right eye.

MONTREAL — A 26-year-old man has been charged with mischief against a place of worship after a Montreal mosque was the target of vandalism early Tuesday. Gavin Johnson appeared in court on the single charge.

TORONTO — The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is warning parents following reports of sexually suggestive messages being sent through the popular Roblox children's gaming environment.

MONTREAL — A Montreal man was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the slaying of his spouse, a death he suggests was driven by compassion.

TORONTO — The Toronto stock market climbed to a new record high Tuesday, bolstered by a major deal that saw the parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King buy Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for US$1.8 billion. The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 83.

HALIFAX — With shouts of "Shame" cascading from the public gallery, Nova Scotia's Liberal government passed a contentious bill Tuesday ending a 16-month contract dispute with the province's 9,300 public school teachers.

TORONTO — An Ontario science teacher accused of telling his high school students they could die as a result of vaccination had a history of pushing anti-vaccine theories, a disciplinary hearing heard Tuesday.