Ontario News

HALIFAX — (NSElxn) Nova Scotia's Liberals have released an election platform that includes a total of $1.08 billion in spending commitments and tax cuts over four years.

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tasked his foreign minister with delivering a major speech laying out the government's approach to international affairs on all its key pillars: development, diplomacy, defence and trade.

OTTAWA — Conservative members of Parliament emerged Wednesday from their final caucus meeting under the leadership of Rona Ambrose — and landed squarely in politically uncertain territory.

Organizers of Vancouver's first indigenous-focused fashion week say the event will celebrate "cultural appreciation" for designers and creators who are used to seeing their work appropriated by others.

Researchers studying ancient ice from Canada's Arctic say the samples reveal new information on what climate change could do.

DETROIT — Ford — facing heavy costs for new technology and slowing U.S. car sales — is cutting 1,400 non-factory jobs in North America and Asia Pacific this year in an effort to boost profits and rescue its sagging stock price.

Quebec provincial police say a young woman who went missing last week has been found alive in Saskatchewan. Police said today passersby contacted authorities after recognizing Karine Major on the street.

MONTREAL — The lurid details — dark-of-night swapping of tainted urine samples with clean ones through a hole cut into the wall — have been confirmed by an independent investigator who delivered a 144-page report with the proof.

TORONTO — Cineplex is planning to expand its Rec Room complexes that include eateries, live entertainment and games, across Canada, including in smaller cities, as it continues to diversify its business.

HAMILTON — A 10-year-old girl has died after being hit by a vehicle in Hamilton. Police say the girl ran out onto the street in the community of Waterdown on Tuesday evening and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 25-year-old man.