Ontario News

CALGARY — An Alberta man has been charged with making threats in a phone message that police say was left for Canada's public safety minister. RCMP allege the threats were made against Ralph Goodale on June 4.

BEEBE PLAIN, Vt. — For sale: A 1782 fixer-upper with thick granite walls, 1950s decor, and armed 24-hour security provided by both Canada and the United States of America.

OTTAWA — When Justin Trudeau grabbed a bite with Barack Obama in Montreal this week, it was far more than a couple of friends catching up over crab cakes.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Beverley Bass got an unexpected call the morning after "Come From Away" star Jenn Colella was nominated for the best featured actress in a musical Tony Award.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $15 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on June 16 will grow to approximately $21 million. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Tom O'Neill-Thorne was a rebound short of a triple double as he led Australia past Canada 62-58 on Friday at the under-23 world men's wheelchair basketball championship.

HALIFAX — The Canadian Coast Guard has dispatched two ships to the mid Atlantic to assist three sailboats that were battered — and in one case demasted — by a powerful storm during an across-the-ocean race.

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VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man allegedly used his Facebook account to express support of "lone wolves" who committed violent terror attacks in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, his trial heard on Friday.

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — When Canada's Alena Sharp was faced with challenges Friday at the Manulife LPGA Classic, she responded in quick fashion. A penalty stroke and double-bogey on the third hole? Answered with a birdie on the fourth.