Ontario News

CALGARY — Canadians will soon have their say on the future of airline passenger rights with the Canadian Transportation Agency planning broad public consultations on new regulations.

TORONTO — An Ontario judge who recently led a review into police oversight will look into whether the practice of police street checks, known as carding, is consistent with the provincial government's goal of eliminating systemic racism.

TORONTO — First Nations activist John Croutch wants Canadians to learn more about traditional indigenous cuisine.

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — Police in Labrador say a girl was sexually assaulted after being picked up by a man believed to be driving a taxi cab.

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberals "tend to steal" her party's ideas, and with one year left until the next provincial election, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says they're doing it again.

TORONTO — Bell Media is beefing up its local news coverage and launching a new music competition series that will include the Black Eyed Peas' Fergie as a mentor.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A Peel Region employer has been sentenced to jail time after being convicted of failing to pay about $140,000 to his workers, who were mostly university students.

OTTAWA — A report by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is warning that home equity lines of credit may be putting some Canadians at risk of over-borrowing.

TORONTO — Five children have been taken to hospital as a precaution after a school bus and a SUV collided in downtown Toronto. Police say the bus tipped over as a result of the crash, which happened just after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

TORONTO — Former CBC executive Richard Stursberg is the new president of the writers' group Pen Canada. The non-partisan organization works to defend freedom of expression as a basic human right at home and abroad.