Ontario News

TORONTO — Stock markets are showing modest gains this morning, with BlackBerry's latest financial report providing some of the lift. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 18.45 points to 15,628.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will play a two-game pre-season series in Montreal next year against the St. Louis Cardinals. The games will be played at Olympic Stadium on March 26 and 27, the Blue Jays announced Thursday on their Twitter feed.

Hockey commentator Don Cherry says media coverage of athletes kneeling during the playing of national anthems has been hypocritical.

Canadian Playboy models Pamela Anderson and Shannon Tweed are paying tribute to the magazine's founder Hugh Hefner today. The legendary media mogul died Wednesday night at the age of 91.

OTTAWA — A class action suit against oil companies and gas retailers in Quebec over alleged price fixing may be in jeopardy after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that lawyers for the claimants cannot interview the chief investigator in the ca

WATERLOO, Ont. — BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) shares jumped as much as 13 per cent in early morning trading after it said revenue from its software and services business hit a record in the latest quarter. The Waterloo, Ont.

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee exploring the federal government's controversial tax proposals will hear today from Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

OTTAWA — The cost of variable-rate mortgages and lines of credit linked to the big bank prime rates have already gone up, but experts say the move by the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates may also affect your investment portfolio.

HALIFAX — Police say vandals spray-painted a swastika on a downtown Halifax sidewalk. Halifax police spokeswoman Dianne Penfound says the offensive graffiti at the entrance to the Halifax Public Gardens was reported around 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Hockey commentator Don Cherry believes media coverage of athletes kneeling during the playing of national anthems has been hypocritical.