Ontario News

OTTAWA — The Canadian government has settled a long-standing lawsuit by former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr. Here is what some people have to say about it: "My past: I'm not excusing it, I'm not denying it.

TORONTO — Sitting in the eye of a hurricane of fury rarely seen in Canada, former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr quietly speaks of a day when the dust has finally settled and he becomes, as he puts it, someone on the street you don't look twice a

TORONTO — Jamieson Wellness is banking on an aging population and rising disposable incomes to help accelerate a five-year expansion plan, the head of the company says as its stock soared on its debut Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

TORONTO — Just 27, Canadian welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein already has 40 pro fights and one retirement under his belt.

OTTAWA — Police say 21 people, including three youths, are charged in an investigation targeting street-level drug dealers in Ottawa's Byward Market and downtown core.

TORONTO — Pam McConnell, a Toronto deputy mayor and longtime city councillor, has died. Toronto Mayor John Tory made the solemn announcement Friday afternoon at city hall.

MANAWAN, Que. — A three-year-old boy and his five-year-old brother from a First Nations community in Quebec were recovering Friday after allegedly being beaten by a group of other children.

TORONTO — With a rich new contract in his back pocket that will keep him in Toronto for three more years, Kyle Lowry joked he now needs a Canadian passport.

HAMBURG — Whether or not the world's wealthiest countries should promise not to pay ransoms to terrorist kidnappers formed part of the discussions about international security Friday as G20 meetings got underway in Germany.

CALGARY — As the Calgary Stampede kicked off with a parade under a bright blue sky Friday, Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the mood is brightening in a city beleaguered by a prolonged downturn in oil prices. "This year is special.