Ontario News

TORONTO — The Toronto Public Library is reviewing its policies after a gathering at a local branch to honour a lawyer who defended people associated with the white supremacy movement was met with widespread criticism.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is heading to Rhode Island today to attend a meeting of U.S. governors, where she plans to talk about cross-border trade and the opioid crisis.

TORONTO — It was about eight years ago that Brooke Robinson bought a critical illness insurance policy due to her family's history of breast cancer, only to trigger it six years later for an entirely different and unexpected reason.

CALGARY — Allison Lockhart is one strong woman. Actually when it comes to Canada, she is the strong woman.

Toronto's public housing agency has pleaded guilty to a fire code violation in relation to a blaze at a seniors residence that killed four people last year.

Ottawa fire services says a bus driver is in hospital after a crash involving a school bus on Thursday morning. They say the incident occurred around 7:25 a.m. when a school bus carrying one passenger collided with a truck.

SAN FRANCISCO — A top California state official said Wednesday he was a passenger on an Air Canada jet that nearly landed on a taxiway where four other planes were sitting rather than the designated runway at San Francisco International Airport.

ALEXIS CREEK, B.C. — Emergency officials and police are urging British Columbia residents to respect evacuation orders ahead of fast-moving wildfires, but some First Nations are standing their ground, successfully protecting their homes and property.

CALGARY — Police say a body found in a ditch west of Calgary is likely to be linked to three people found dead in a burned-out car earlier this week. Acting Insp.

WINNIPEG — Cries from frustrated families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls grew louder Wednesday as advocates in different parts of the country called for a reboot of the study following the resignation of a Metis commissioner.