Ontario News

VICTORIA — British Columbia premier-designate John Horgan has a group of political veterans to choose from for his New Democrat cabinet, a team that is bound to be tested by an experienced Liberal opposition.

TORONTO — The police killing of a black father of five who was holding a hammer in an apartment building two years ago was a homicide, an inquest jury ruled Friday in a case infused with allegations of racism.

CALGARY — India has issued a six-month extension allowing Canadian peas and lentils to be exported to the country without first being treated for pests.

OTTAWA — The Canada Day stage on Parliament Hill (the biggest one ever) is set for 150th birthday celebrations on Saturday in the nation's capital. Here's a by-the-numbers look at preparations in Ottawa.

COOKS BROOK, N.S. — Someone is stealing the free-range pigs and chickens of central Nova Scotia — even leaving the remains of one pig behind after butchering it.

WINNIPEG — Premier Brian Pallister says Manitoba will continue to be the lone holdout on a federal health care deal he called "dangerous, reckless and risky," even if it means forgoing funding for mental health and home care.

OTTAWA — Tens of thousands of Canadians — and more than a few wannabe Canadians — are expected to descend on the national capital this weekend to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday. Here are five things you should know: 1. Security will be tight.

GUELPH, Ont. — Public health officials say patients of a Guelph, Ont., dental clinic may have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV.

OTTAWA — Canada is giving some failed asylum seekers from Russia a chance to stave off deportation, saying conditions in that country have changed.

HALIFAX — A drunken man stumbled into a Halifax-area home early Friday, making himself tea and a snack before taking a nap on the stranger's sofa. Police said the man entered the unlocked Timberlea, N.S.