Ontario News

TORONTO — Winnipeg kicker and punter Justin Medlock and defensive back Maurice Leggett and B.C. receiver Bryan Burnham are the CFL's top performers for Week 7.

OTTAWA — Home construction in Canada picked up last month, driven by British Columbia and Alberta, defying expectations that homebuilding activity would cool down.

HALIFAX — Police say they believe organizing efforts by the Hells Angels in Nova Scotia have taken a "significant hit" with the arrest of an alleged member in a drug raid.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A teacher at a Catholic high school in Mississauga, Ont. is facing a number of sex-related charges after allegations surfaced from past students.

TORONTO — The sexism displayed in a controversial missive written by a now-fired male Google engineer is alive and well in Canada's tech sector, says one of the country's most prominent media bosses.

Hamilton police are investigating a Progressive Conservative nomination meeting marred by allegations of ballot box stuffing.

KINGSVILLE, Ont. — A 41-year-old man is dead after trying to help a child swimming in a lake near Kingsville, Ont.

OTTAWA — A first-of-its-kind study in Canada is drawing a link between youth homelessness levels and a foster care system that researchers say could be playing a more active role in keeping young people off the streets.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A combination of lightning and tinder-dry conditions has led to more than two dozen new wildfires starting in British Columbia over a two-day period.

OTTAWA — The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has lost another high-profile member of its entourage.