Ontario News

KINGSTON, Ont. — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan gave a first peek at the government's new defence policy Thursday by announcing tax breaks for all military personnel and police officers deployed on major operations abroad.

TORONTO — Gender-neutral birth certificates could be issued in Ontario as early as next year, provided the province can work out bureaucratic hurdles involving other governments.

CARSTAIRS, Alta. — Alberta's NDP government is trying to speed up the cleanup of old, orphaned oil and gas wells with a $235-million loan.

TORONTO — Ontario's proposed plan for how to respond in the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency falls short, environmental groups say.

HALIFAX — Ten things you should know about the Transportation Safety Board report on the 2015 crash landing of Air Canada Flight 624 at Halifax Stanfield International Airport: 1.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Department says its members will walk in the city's Pride parade this year.

TORONTO — Police in Toronto say they're trying to identify a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on a GO Transit bus. They say a 19-year-old woman was on a GO bus that left Yorkdale station for Durham Region on Monday evening.

TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne says a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement is an opportunity to improve trade relations for Ontario.

VANCOUVER — Two men convicted of perjury in connection with a notorious stun-gun encounter at Vancouver's airport will have their appeals heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.

HALIFAX — (Liberals-Health) Nova Scotia's Liberal Party is promising to ensure Nova Scotians have better access to highly trained medical specialists.