Ontario News

OTTAWA — The head of the military support unit for injured soldiers is stepping down after only three months on the job, leaving the much-maligned organization facing its third leadership change in less than a year.

OTTAWA — The country's labour market beat expectations yet again last month to help wash away some of the lingering doubts the Bank of Canada will raise its benchmark interest rate next week.

TORONTO — The federal government has apologized to former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr and, sources say, paid him $10.5 million to settle his long-standing lawsuit over the violations of his charter rights.

TORONTO — Providers and users of guide dogs for the visually impaired say new proposed federal standards for service dog teams disregard their current needs and could pose barriers to future access.

NEWMARKET, Ont. — Police say a man is charged in connection with sexual assault investigations in two communities north of Toronto. York regional police say a 39-year-old woman was followed by a man in Georgina, Ont.

TORONTO — Postmedia Network Canada Corp. is reporting a $13-million net profit in its fiscal third quarter, as cost savings more than offset an 11.1 per cent decline in overall revenue.

INNISFIL, Ont. — Police say four people are facing charges after an incident in which death threats were allegedly made at gunpoint and an officer was bitten by the mother of one of the accused.

TORONTO — Ontario is calling on developers to pitch ideas for revitalizing Ontario Place and creating new public attractions on the site of the former theme park on Toronto's waterfront.

IGNACE, Ont. — A man from a community about 250 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont., is facing multiple sex-related charges involving a child. Provincial police says the 24-year-old Ignace, Ont., man was arrested Thursday night.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — The RCMP say two men from the Greater Toronto Area are facing charges following a two-year human trafficking investigation.