Ontario News

OTTAWA — A panel advising the government on how to overhaul the National Energy Board says Canada's current system for reviewing and regulating energy projects is broken and facing a crisis of confidence in the eyes of the public.

TORONTO — Consumers who hope Bell's new streaming TV platform will offer an experience that rivals conventional television should temper their expectations, suggest analysts.

MONCTON, N.B. — A Mountie who was wounded during a shooting rampage in Moncton, N.B., said he has "absolutely no doubt" that he could have downed Justin Bourque had he been armed with a carbine rather than his pistol.

OTTAWA — Canada is a step closer to requiring would-be federal judges to first undergo comprehensive training in sexual assault law, thanks to a rare show of cross-partisan support Monday in the House of Commons.

TORONTO — Canada's immigration regime allows for indefinite and arbitrary detention that can cause severe psychological distress and is therefore unconstitutional, Federal Court heard Monday.

TORONTO — Major stock indices in Canada and the United States finished higher Monday as investors seemed to shrug off a number of emerging geopolitical risks. In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index climbed 91.59 points to 15,629.

OTTAWA — A federal Crown corporation with a history of bad management practices has drawn the ire of the federal auditor general for the second time in less than a decade for a complete lack of risk-management planning or strategic direction.

CALGARY — A judge has ruled an aging cattleman showing signs of dementia was not duped when he sold part of his land in the Rocky Mountain foothills to a young couple for a modest sum to keep the property as a working ranch.

MONTREAL — Visitors to Montreal's Olympic Park will be able to hop on a driverless automated bus next month to avoid the lengthy walk between tourism destinations at the home of the 1976 Summer Games.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — A man was arrested by police after 12,000 litres of liquid manure was sprayed outside the office of Quebec's professional farmers' union on Monday, police said.