Ontario News

TORONTO — A Canadian-led international research team is using a "barcoding" system to investigate the growth patterns of individual cells that make up the deadliest form of brain cancer, with the hopes of improving treatment.

VANCOUVER — To avoid a potential political fumble British Columbia's Liberal party is moving the dates of its leadership race to avoid conflicting with the Super Bowl. The party had planned to announce its new leader on Feb.

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for the Canadian government is urging a judge not to strike down the country's solitary confinement law, saying the practice can be necessary to protect the safety of people and the institution.

ALLISTON, Ont. — Atiba Hutchinson's reason for ending a one-year hiatus from the Canadian national team is simple. "I kind of missed it," he said. "It's nice to be back.

OTTAWA — Liberal backbenchers have been getting an earful this summer from small business owners outraged by the Trudeau government's proposals to end what it calls "unfair tax advantages.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Scott Moir used to be able to blend in during wing night at your typical Ilderton, Ont., establishment.

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Aug.

MONTREAL — A disgruntled B.C. bride has filed a national class-action lawsuit against Air Transat for ruining her wedding by allegedly misrepresenting flights as non-stop.

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government's new defence policy could end up costing billions more than advertised because it doesn't include one big-ticket item: modernizing North America's early warning systems.

TORONTO — Nebraska offensive lineman David Knevel opens the season as the CFL Scouting Bureau's top-ranked prospect for the league's 2018 draft. The six-foot-nine, 315-pound native of Brampton, Ont.