Ontario News

OTTAWA — President Donald Trump's point person on trade says the administration's top priority is locking down the best deal possible for the U.S. in the upcoming NAFTA renegotiation— and therefore it has no deadline to complete the talks.

TORONTO — It's been more than two decades since the doors closed on Canada's last residential school, but a new indigenous-led production explores the enduring effects of its legacy on the country.

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, June 21 ——— TRUDEAU RENAMES LANGEVIN BLOCK BUILDING: The federal government is renaming the Langevin Block building, which sits across from Parliament Hill, out of respect for Indigenous Peoples.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Hundreds of bikers gathered in Sydney, N.S., Wednesday morning to escort a 10-year-old boy who has been the victim of bullying to school.

OTTAWA — Aspiring judges aren't the only ones who need to know more about sexual assault law, the members of the House of Commons status of women committee said Wednesday as they urged the federal justice minister to push for more training.

HALIFAX — Some Nova Scotia deaths that have led to calls for public inquests: Lionel Desmond, 33; Shanna Desmond, 31; Aaliyah, 10; Brenda Desmond, 52. Jan. 3, Upper Big Tracadie, N.S.

TORONTO — Jon Gruden is one reason why Marc Trestman is still a football coach.

OTTAWA — Hassan Diab, an Ottawa professor behind bars in France despite numerous court rulings questioning the evidence against him, is being held solely for political purposes, his lawyer said Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Canadian Brooke Henderson returned home Wednesday to recharge after her first LPGA Tour victory of the season and help promote this summer's CP Women's Open near her hometown.

MONTREAL — Poorly maintained emergency brakes on a tanker truck are being called a key factor in a spectacular explosion in Montreal last summer that killed the driver of another vehicle.