Ontario News

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Treaty Commission says the political climate provincially and federally is ripe for pushing ahead stalled First Nation treaty negotiations.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays locked up a key piece of the starting rotation for the 2018 season on Wednesday. The one-year extension for Marco Estrada also indicates the team intends to contend next year rather than rebuild.

TORONTO — Oil and gas stocks helped boost the Toronto stock index Wednesday as Wall Street finished relatively flat after the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest economic and interest rate policy update. The S&P/TSX composite index climbed 96.

TORONTO — Judi Dench is not tired. "I've had one of those pep-up drinks," Dench, beaming as she sits down for a recent interview. "I feel rather sparky." Caffeinated or not, Dench, 82, remains fully energized.

TORONTO — An animal rights group is taking an Ontario minister to court in what it calls an attempt to protect endangered and threatened species in the province, including the mountain lion and a bird known as the whippoorwill.

OTTAWA — Thomas Chabot understands that he needs to be patient. Drafted 18th overall by Ottawa in 2015, Chabot is coming off a spectacular junior season and expectations are sky-high for the 20-year-old defenceman.

WINNIPEG — A northern Manitoba Indigenous community that was forced to relocate 61 years ago will be getting some of its traditional land back.

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau found himself in a whirlwind, 10-meeting day in New York City on Wednesday as he prepared Canada's campaign for a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council.

EDMONTON — A would-be politician in Alberta wants Canada to adopt a "no body, no parole" law that would give killers a chance at freedom if they revealed the locations of missing victims.

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Sept.