Ontario News

TORONTO — Canada Bread Company Ltd. has announced a series of cost-cutting measures at its Quebec facilities, including the closure of its St-Come-Liniere bakery in May.

TORONTO — Teammates were struck by how cool Auston Matthews remained during a 13-game goal drought at one point this season. The Winnipeg Jets saw something similar in Patrik Laine when things went sideways.

MONTREAL — For many asylum-seekers crossing from the United States into Canada, Roxham Road in the small Quebec town of Hemmingford represents the first steps of a potential new life.

OTTAWA — A report commissioned by the Heritage Department suggests the federal government find new ways to boost Canadian content in a digital world, opening the door to potential new taxes or levies to help struggling producers.

WINNIPEG — The man charged in the death of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine is going directly to trial. The lawyer for Raymond Cormier, who is charged with second-degree murder, says the next step is to set a trial date.

MONTREAL — Conservative public safety critic Tony Clement is asking for an apology from the CBC after he hung up the phone during a live radio interview about refugees.

TORONTO — Notes with anti-Semitic messages that were left on doors at a north Toronto condominium are being investigating as a hate crime, police said Tuesday.

CALGARY — A group of Calgary Police Service employees plans to submit formal bullying and harassment complaints to the chief to push for changes they say are desperately needed. Const.

VANCOUVER — A new trial date has been set for a Sri Lankan man accused of smuggling hundreds of Tamil migrants to Canada aboard a decrepit cargo ship. Kunarobinson Christhurajah will face trial again in B.C.

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Provincial police say a 74-year-old woman has died after a skiing accident about 150 kilometres northwest of Toronto. They say the woman was injured on Sunday while skiing at the Craigleith Ski Club near Collingwood, Ont.