Ontario News

TORONTO — A giant rubber duck that caused a flap for weeks before its arrival has settled into its temporary new home on Toronto's waterfront.

CRANBROOK, B.C. — A special prosecutor has asked a judge to send a strong message of denunciation in sentencing a man and woman who took a 13-year-old girl over the U.S. border to marry the now-imprisoned leader of a polygamous sect.

WELLINGTON, Ont. — Hundreds of royal-watchers lined the streets of a picturesque, eastern Ontario village Friday to try and get a glimpse of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall on the second day of their packed Canadian tour.

TORONTO — Interac says it has temporarily taken its e-Transfer service off-line to address an "internal technical issue" that has seen service disruptions for a number of customers trying to transfer money online.

Highlights from the news file for Friday, June 30 ——— OFFICIALS PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON CANADA 150 CELEBRATIONS: Officials in Ottawa are preparing for a flood of half a million people expected to jam the capital's downtown for Canada Day on Saturday

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index retreated while the oil-sensitive loonie climbed higher Friday, after rosy economic data increased the odds of an imminent rate hike from the central bank.

HALIFAX — A Halifax mother whose three-year-old son was beaten to death is calling for Criminal Code amendments that would add an offence for violence against children.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Friday with indigenous activists who set up a demonstration teepee on Parliament Hill ahead of Canada Day celebrations.

WINNIPEG — A high-profile backbench member of the Manitoba legislature who recently spoke out against some of his own government's policy has been dumped from caucus.

TORONTO — Sears Canada Inc. says it has received notice that its common shares (TSX:SCC) will be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange at the close of market on July 28.