Ontario News

FREDERICTON — A crew of 21 firefighters from New Brunswick is headed across the country to help battle forest fires in British Columbia.

TORONTO — After a three-season run on Bravo, "19-2" will move to CTV for its final season. The fourth season of the acclaimed drama will premiere July 31. All eight new episodes will stream on CraveTV one day prior to broadcast, beginning July 30.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Statoil says two exploration wells drilled about 500 kilometres off Newfoundland's east coast have come up empty.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has been so successful at putting out wildfires in recent decades that it has actually created a situation where its forests are more prone to flames, says an expert.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Seeing reports of the wildfire evacuations in British Columbia has brought back stressful memories for residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., who had to flee a massive wildfire just over a year ago.

TORONTO — Ontario's bid to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour — a move that is feared by businesses but has the support of some prominent economists — is being put to the public this week.

TORONTO — Patients whose emergency surgeries are delayed due to a lack of operating room resources have an increased risk of death or a need for extra recovery time in hospital, a Canadian study suggests.

BRANT COUNTY, Ont. — Police have identified a 54-year-old man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Brant County, Ont. Investigators say a pickup truck rolled over (on St. George Street) around 6:30 p.m. Sunday and ended up in a ditch.

TORONTO — Two groups of major U.S. shareholders in Sears Canada have hired legal counsel to explore possible deals with the struggling retailer as it undergoes a court-supervised restructuring.

ORILLIA, Ont. — A central Ontario man is facing charges in a child pornography investigation. Police say they made the arrest after several social media networks reported that someone was uploading images of child sexual abuse to the internet.