Ontario News

TORONTO — Cash-strapped alternative lender Home Capital Group says it has a number of interested buyers and investors, but selling itself or its assets is not the company's priority.

TORONTO — A 50-year-old man is facing charges in a sex assault police allege took place on a Toronto bus. Police say a 22-year-old woman was sexually assaulted last Thursday by a man who sat next to her on a Toronto Transit Commission bus.

TORONTO — A man wanted in a fatal shooting in Toronto has been arrested in Aruba. Toronto police say Michael Teddy Gibson, 30, was arrested by authorities in Aruba late last month in connection with criminal offences there.

HALIFAX — Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie is promising to spend $1.75 million a year on a unique medical centre for veterans that would be led by former military members.

OTTAWA — John Couse's bar is quiet on a weekday afternoon as he looks ahead to the weekend. Game 1 of the NHL eastern conference final is Saturday night, with the Ottawa Senators four wins away from the Stanley Cup final.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration settled a lawsuit Friday over the proposed development of a massive gold and copper mine at the headwaters of one of Alaska's premier salmon fisheries.

KINGSTON, Ont. — A 37-year-old transport truck driver from Quebec is facing a number of charges in connection with a major highway crash in Ontario that killed four people.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Second Cup Ltd. (TSX:SCU) says its chief financial officer has decided to leave the company at the end of June, the second high-ranking executive departure announced by the coffee company this week.

VANCOUVER — As many in the Central Okanagan brace for imminent flooding from rising rivers and creeks, emergency officials are warning of a longer term threat for residents living near the shores of Okanagan Lake.

MONTREAL — A Quebec academic says the province lags behind other jurisdictions when it comes to proactive flood management, but can easily catch up by adopting the model used in Europe.