Ontario News

TORONTO — Almost two million Ontarians — or 14 per cent of the province's population — filled prescriptions for opioids in fiscal year 2015-2016, says a new report, suggesting that patients continued to be given the potent narcotics despite efforts t

WASHINGTON — Canadian politicians were well within earshot as political bombshells this week exploded all over Washington. Just as news broke that U.S.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says high water levels in Lake Ontario have forced it to limit services and force closures on one of its most popular summer visitor destinations.

RED DEER, Alta. — Court documents suggest a father who was found dead on the weekend alongside his six-year-old daughter was embroiled in a contentious custody dispute with the girl's mother.

OTTAWA — Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett says she shares the concerns of those family members who are growing ever more anxious about the long-delayed public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.

EDMONTON — Gary Doer, the former Canadian ambassador to the U.S., says one key to resolving the softwood lumber dispute is to enlist the help and support of wood buyers south of the border.

HALIFAX — Inappropriate, sexist and homophobic language left lingering on the Internet has been exacting a toll on the list of political hopefuls in Nova Scotia's election, with a third candidate forced to withdraw Tuesday.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's upstart Green party has set up a negotiating team and is planning a series of chess moves that could shake the direction of the province following last week's inconclusive election results, says deputy party leader Matt

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — A dog has been found dead, its legs wrapped by twine, in a Newfoundland pond. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says a resident found the dog's remains in a saltwater pond in Kelligrews, N.L., on Sunday.

MONCTON, N.B. — An expert in tactical operations said emergency response teams were "confused" when they arrived on the scene of a 2014 shooting rampage in Moncton, N.B., and did not feel they had the appropriate firearms for the situation.