Ontario News

TORONTO — A Canadian news outlet at the centre of a closely watched media-freedom case is calling on the RCMP to drop its demand for a journalist's background materials used for stories on a suspected terrorist in light of reports that the man is in

The albino groundhog at the centre of Canada's most high-profile weather forecasting tradition has died. Wiarton Willie, a famous contributor to Groundhog Day festivities, died on Friday, according to the Town of South Bruce Peninsula.

SUDBURY, Ont. — Most visitors to Sudbury make a point of getting their picture taken with the Big Nickel, the city's iconic nine-metre monument honouring its mining history. Veteran actor and director Paul Sorvino was no exception.

VANCOUVER — For the first time in nearly three months, all wildfire evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted in British Columbia as the province begins to recover from its worst wildfire season on record.

TORONTO — An investigation into a series of dangerous motorcycle stunts that snarled traffic on major highways in and around the Toronto area this summer has led to 48 charges, provincial police announced Wednesday.

TORONTO — Alvvays frontwoman Molly Rankin was left stunned during a recent show when a male fan bolted onto the stage and attempted to kiss her.

MONTREAL — A small community in Quebec has entered the Guinness World Records — with not one but two exclamation points. The municipality of Saint-Louis-du-Ha!-Ha!, located on the south shore of the St.

BRUSSELS — The European Union is celebrating the entry into force of a major trade agreement with Canada as a boost for multilateralism at a time when the United States is looking to renegotiate trade deals.

TORONTO — Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris weren't particularly interested in doing a by-the-numbers biopic on tennis great Billie Jean King.

TORONTO — "Vice News Tonight" will launch on Much in Canada this fall. Bell Media says it has struck an exclusive deal with Vice Media to air the Emmy-nominated, 30-minute news program, starting Oct. 16.