Ontario News

OTTAWA — Gen. Jonathan Vance wants to send a message of solidarity — and spark a rush for the military's recruiting centres — this weekend by becoming the first chief of defence staff to march in a Pride parade.

MONTREAL — A Quebec artist is suing IKEA Canada and UNICEF for $22 million for allegedly stealing her idea of making plush toys in the mould of children's drawings. Claude Bouchard filed her lawsuit Monday in Montreal.

HALIFAX — The top executive of Atlantic Canada's biggest children's hospital has stepped down amid an expenses controversy.

OTTAWA — Aboriginal trade experts and leaders say the creation of an Indigenous chapter in a renegotiated NAFTA could be a way to address enduring concerns about mobility of tribes across the Canada-U.S. border.

MONTREAL — An anti-hate speech activist says he's not done fighting after a Quebec town's refusal to remove two swastika-emblazoned anchors from a public park.

OTTAWA — Compassion must greet the asylum seekers coming across the Canada-U.S.

TORONTO — Life on the injured list is a test of patience for DeVier Posey. The speedy receiver returns to the Toronto Argonauts' lineup Saturday when they visit the Calgary Stampeders.

OTTAWA — Mike Duffy, the Senate and the RCMP are heading back to court with the senator seeking more than $7.8 million in damages stemming from the high-profile investigation, suspension, and court case about his expenses.

OTTAWA — Friends, family and hockey dignitaries joined together at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday to celebrate life and legacy of Bryan Murray, whose signature sense of humour and ability to reach people defined his decorated career as an NHL coach

TORONTO — Ontario is putting hundreds of millions of dollars toward social housing repairs and retrofits, with about half of the money going to Toronto, where the funds may also help repair a strained relationship between the city's mayor and the pro