Ontario News

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver man has pulled the plug on his electric skateboard after receiving a $598 ticket the first time he took it out on the street.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's governing Liberals have retained every seat they won in the May 30 election, after a third judicial recount Monday confirmed a tight win on the province's south shore.

MARMORA, Ont. — Police have cracked the case of youths throwing eggs in a small Ontario town. Provincial police received a report at 2 a.m. Sunday about eggs being thrown at passing cars in the Municipality of Marmora and Lake.

TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a federal offender who they say breached his parole.

SASKATOON — There are no more peacocks at Saskatoon's Forestry Farm Park and Zoo following a decision to move them somewhere better equipped to house them year-round.

OTTAWA — Brad Trost's Conservative leadership campaign said Monday it's been hit with a $50,000 fine over unauthorized use of the party's membership list.

TORONTO — Environment Canada says most of southern Ontario will continue to swelter in the heat for another day.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed Canadian kicker Ronnie Pfeffer. The five-foot-11, 185-pound native of Kitchener, Ont., returns to the Argonauts after spending the last season and a half with Ottawa.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have shored up their depth at quarterback behind starter Zach Collaros by signing free agent Logan Kilgore. The 27-year-old made seven appearances for the Toronto Argonauts last season, starting three times.

Toronto's mayor says proposed new rules for the city's short-term rental market, including properties listed on Airbnb, would help strike a balance between the need for such accommodations and the disruptions they can cause to local neighbourhoods.