Ontario News

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will participate Wednesday in a Montreal meeting with the federal-provincial task force charged with managing an unprecedented flow of asylum seekers over the Canada-U.S. border.

TORONTO — Canada's main index saw its first day of gains in more than a week as Statistics Canada released another set of positive economic data. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index advanced 33.08 points to 14,984.96.

MONTREAL — It's a far-out dream that Canada's two newest astronauts are hoping will come true: orbiting the moon within the next decade or so.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Finance Minister Carole James says the worst wildfire season in British Columbia's history is expected to put a dent in the provincial budget as firefighters battle the largest blaze on record.

CORNWALL, Ont. — After almost four minutes, Cornwall Coun. Bernadette Clement was done asking what she said must have been 20 questions.

MONTREAL — A group that defends the French language is urging the Quebec government to do more to enforce Bill 101 as the 40th anniversary of the landmark language law approaches.

EDMONTON — Alberta's beer war is opening on a new front. The government says it will appeal a trade panel ruling that found the province's incentive for Alberta brewers violates interprovincial free-trade obligations.

OTTAWA — Personal and political divisions over ballistic missile defence were on clear display Tuesday, as a group of parliamentarians gathered on Parliament Hill to discuss the threat posed by North Korea.

TORONTO — A major Ontario labour reform bill is being tweaked but so far is seeing no significant changes to key parts, including a controversial phase-in of a $15 minimum wage, leaving concerned businesses looking to a relief package promised by the

TORONTO — A Toronto psychiatrist has lost his licence to practise after becoming romantically involved with a former patient less than a month after their professional relationship ended. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says Dr.