Ontario News

CALGARY — Alberta's energy watchdog has agreed to reconsider a plan by Suncor Energy to clean up its tailings ponds so as to take into account new technology the oilsands giant plans to use.

TORONTO — Jozy Altidore will cheer on from the sidelines while serving a suspension. Sebastian Giovinco is in the final stages of recovering from an injury.

TORONTO — Paula Hawkins scored a literary smash out of the gates after her debut thriller "The Girl on the Train" sold 19 million copies and was adapted into a box office-topping hit film starring Emily Blunt.

TORONTO — The price of oil fell below the US$50 mark Thursday as investors expressed disappointment over OPEC's decision to only extend production cuts by another nine months. The July crude contract plunged $2.46 at US$48.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says he knew budget decisions were likely to hurt his party's popularity with voters and a new poll suggests just that.

TORONTO — The CEOs of two of Canada's biggest banks say liquidity troubles at mortgage lender Home Capital are not indicative of a broader problem, but they are monitoring their mortgage portfolios in light of concerns about high house prices.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotians will pick the next provincial government on Tuesday, and each party has made a raft of promises in a bid to woo them.

TORONTO — Ontario has hired lobbyists in Texas and is threatening protectionist measures of its own as it tries to convince state officials not to pass a Buy American bill.

VANCOUVER — Mayors across Canada are calling for federal leadership on the "national emergency" of overdoses by ensuring provinces provide timely access to addiction treatment and by launching public education campaigns.

POWELL RIVER, B.C. — Dan puts his fork down and smiles as he explains to his three lunch companions what it's like when people learn he has an addiction.