Ontario News

CALGARY — Alberta crooner k.d. lang has invited Jason Kenney to Calgary's Pride festivities — but it appears he won't be attending.

HALIFAX — A Halifax cab driver has been convicted of sexually assaulting a female passenger last summer.

OTTAWA — Nearly 7,000 people have crossed illegally into Canada in the last six weeks, most intent on filing for refugee status.

VANCOUVER — From vacation cash to luxury cars, some technology companies in British Columbia are offering big perks to woo prospective employees.

WINNIPEG — A man whose brother was beaten and killed earlier this month has been charged with trying to bring a semi-automatic handgun onboard a flight from Winnipeg to Toronto.

TORONTO — Royal Bank's decision to close 25 branches over the past year, mainly in city centres across Canada, is having a minimal impact on clients who increasingly favour an array of digital banking options, the company said Wednesday.

TORONTO — Instead of battling Usain Bolt one final time, Andre De Grasse spent the world track and field championships playing tourist in London. The 22-year-old attended the Arsenal-Chelsea soccer game at Wembley Stadium.

MONTREAL — Newly-formed Gravite Media has bought six French language publications from Quebec-based Transcontinental Inc. (TSX:TCL.A) for an undisclosed price.

TORONTO — A judge's finding that numerous prison lockdowns amounted to cruel and unusual treatment for two detainees was overturned Wednesday along with the $85,000 in damages he had awarded them.

MONTREAL — More than 63,000 Hydro-Quebec customers were without electricity early Wednesday after severe thunderstorms ripped through southern Quebec, Montreal and the Laurentian region north of the city.