Ontario News

TORONTO — Sears Canada says it will go to court next week to seek approval to suspend some benefits for its retired employees as well as special payments to its defined benefit pension plan.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police say a man is facing charges in a homicide in Thunder Bay, Ont.

BARRIE, Ont. — Three Toronto-area residents are facing charges after a drug bust in Barrie, Ont.

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — The death of a dog locked in a car that caught fire has prompted Ontario's animal welfare agency to issue a warning about the dangers of leaving pets unattended in vehicles.

LONG POINT, Ont. — Provincial police say passersby came to the aid of a woman who went into distress while swimming in Lake Erie. Const. Ed Sanchuk says the 33-year-old woman and a six-year-old child were swimming in the lake at Long Point, Ont.

Toronto police are appealing for the public's help in finding a 49-year-old Toronto man who disappeared ten days ago. Andrew Kinsman was last seen in Toronto's Cabbagetown neighbourhood, where he lives, on June 26.

OTTAWA — Canada's imports and exports both reached record highs in May, Statistics Canada said Thursday, the latest sign of strength in the economy ahead of expectations that the central bank may be days away from raising its interest rate target.

SARNIA, Ont. — Environment Canada has issued an air quality alert for part of southwestern Ontario.

EAST GWILLIMBURY, Ont. — Police say a four-year-old girl is dead and two other young children are in critical condition following a collision north of Toronto.

VANCOUVER — A timeline of the delays in one case that led a B.C. Supreme Court judge to decide it should be thrown out: Jan. 15, 2012: Police find a marijuana grow-op while searching a home in Chilliwack.