Ontario News

TORONTO — A 15-year-old student who drowned on a school-run camping trip this summer had not passed a required swim test, the Toronto District School Board said Wednesday, as it apologized to the teen's family.

TORONTO — The loonie strengthened against a weakening U.S. dollar that slid as President Donald Trump dissolved two of his business advisory councils, including one on manufacturing. The Canadian dollar was trading at an average price of 78.

VANCOUVER — The BC Centre for Disease Control is calling for the expansion of prescription opioids in place of contaminated street drugs as a way to combat the province's overdose death crisis.

HALIFAX — A group of residents who live near a cement plant that plans to burn tires as fuel has launched a court challenge arguing the Nova Scotia government's approval of the project violated its Environment Act.

CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut — Nearly 90 years after she sank into Nunavut's Arctic seabed, the ship that took famed explorer Roald Amundsen on his second polar expedition is finally ready to sail back home to Norway.

MONTREAL — A Quebec woman is taking legal action against her doctors after she delivered her 13-pound baby naturally in what court documents describe as a "traumatic and chaotic" childbirth.

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is taking over President's Choice Financial bank accounts with a new online brand as it responds to the continuing trend towards digital banking.

OTTAWA — The federal government says it has reached a self-governance agreement with 23 Ontario First Nations, the largest such deal of its kind in Canada.

Toronto's Pearson International Airport continues to experience delays due to technical issues with its baggage system.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government will not appeal a ruling that struck down part of its impaired driving legislation allowing police to suspend the licences of suspected drunk drivers.