Ontario News

HALIFAX — Former prime minister Paul Martin said he thinks a federal payout to Omar Khadr could have been avoided had Ottawa handled the situation differently from the start.

HALIFAX — A labour dispute at Canada's largest independently owned daily newspaper ended Thursday after striking workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new contract.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Lethbridge police say an Alberta woman sought in the alleged abduction of her young son has been arrested in Belize.

TORONTO — A chronically ill Ontario woman who went to court in a bid to clarify Canada's laws around ending lives with medical assistance has died.

TORONTO — "Game of Thrones" fans who thought last Sunday's fiery dragon battle was a doozy may be even further blown away by this coming episode, says Vancouver-raised cinematographer Robert McLachlan.

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — Two 16-year-old girls have died in northwestern Quebec after being struck by a car. The pedestrians were hit late Wednesday afternoon in Rouyn-Noranda. One girl died in the evening and the other passed away overnight.

OTTAWA — A recent court decision should come as a warning to the federal government to stop playing fast and loose with airline passenger safety rules, says the head of a union that represents thousands of flight attendants in Canada.

OTTAWA — Cities struggling to house their homeless are asking the federal government to rethink its cornerstone homelessness program amid concerns about burdensome reporting requirements and inadequate funding.

BRANT COUNTY, Ont. — Police say they are looking for a team of suspected thieves who used a pickup truck to rip an ATM machine from a bank wall in Brant County, Ont. The theft was called in to police just after 4 a.m. Saturday.

OTTAWA — The competition to become one of up to five government-designated technology "superclusters" and draw from a federal funding purse of $950 million has attracted more than 50 proposals.