Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario will increase minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next 18 months as part of sweeping changes to labour laws, the province's Liberal government announced Tuesday, satisfying a long-standing demand of left-leaning voters one year awa

WAWA, Ont. — Two men are facing charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a girl in Wawa, Ont. Provincial police say a girl under the age of 16 reported on Sunday that she had been sexually assaulted.

WINNIPEG — The home of the National Hockey League Winnipeg Jets is getting a new name. After 13 years as MTS Centre, the downtown arena is being renamed Bell MTS Place. The change reflects the recent takeover by Bell Canada of MTS.

QUEBEC — The Quebec Liberals defended their back-to-work bill Tuesday from accusations the law gives to much power to the government regarding negotiations between unions and private-sector construction companies.

TORONTO — A man convicted of various drug and related offences won a new trial on Tuesday because a judge wouldn't allow a high-quality voice recording of a police officer the accused alleged had set him up.

TORONTO — Expect a different Toronto FC on Wednesday as the MLS club looks to rally from a 2-1 deficit against the Ottawa Fury in the second leg of their Canadian championship semifinal.

WASHINGTON — The Canadian government says it expects negotiations to start this summer for a new North American Free Trade Agreement: "NAFTA negotiations will start in August — not September," Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday in

EDMONTON — A power failure that unleashed chlorinated municipal tap water into freshwater tanks at a University of Alberta research facility has killed more than 9,000 fish and frogs.

TORONTO — Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown says he didn't know former caucus member Jack MacLaren had been planning to join a fringe party.

TORONTO — Funding special education for First Nations students from reserves in Ontario needs to be completely overhauled to provide stability and predictability, a report released Tuesday concludes.