Ontario News

TORONTO — Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova, the top seed in Rogers Cup women's qualifying, moved on to the second round of qualifiers on Saturday with a victory over Japan's Kurumi Nara.

HUNTSVILLE, Ont. — Environment Canada has confirmed a tornado touched down during fierce thunderstorms that swept through Ontario's Muskoka region Friday evening.

Hamilton police have charged a woman with failing to provide the necessaries of life to her 90-year-old mother. Police say they went to a home on Friday night to check on the well-being of the mother who was living with her daughter.

VANCOUVER — Poor air quality persists throughout the southern half of British Columbia as tinder-dry conditions continue to fuel wildfires. Dr.

TERREBONNE, Que. — A 44-year-old Quebec man is facing a murder charge in connection with a fatal seniors' home fire that left a 94-year-old woman dead last month.

MONTREAL — Venezuelan-Canadians who are scrambling to help their family and friends are asking Canadians to take notice of the escalating political and humanitarian crisis in their homeland.

MONTREAL — Forty-one years after it first welcomed the world for the 1976 Games, Montreal's Olympic Stadium has been asked to throw open its doors once again.

A Canadian working on the opposition's campaign in Kenya was deported Saturday ahead of the African country's contentious presidential election, his wife says.

HALIFAX — The Halifax Chronicle Herald and the union representing the paper's striking newsroom workers have reached a tentative agreement in their 18-month-old labour dispute.

Officials say the number of forest fires across Ontario is significantly down so far this year, mainly due to high amounts of rainfall.