Ontario News

REGINA — A panel examining domestic violence says most domestic homicide victims in Saskatchewan have been women and a third were children.

TORONTO — Canadian Tire will launch a trial run with home delivery at the end of this year, its CEO said Thursday in what is likely a response to the rising threat posed from competitors such as Walmart and Amazon.

HALIFAX — (NSElxn) Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives are promising balanced budgets over four years, but their not saying what would be cut to keep the books balanced. Tory Leader Jamie Baillie released an election platform Thursday with $168.

TORONTO — Two Toronto law firms have launched a Canada-wide class-action lawsuit against the manufacturers of implantable defibrillators that can fail with little or no warning because of potentially defective batteries.

INNISFAIL, Alta. — The puppies have names! The RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre in Alberta received close to 21,000 entries in their contest to name the first 13 German shepherd puppies to be born at the centre this year.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Cape Breton Regional Police officers will walk in the community's Pride parade this year, police and parade organizers announced today.

TORONTO — He made the Run for The Roses, and now State of Honor could be set to take a Gallop for the Guineas. The Ontario-bred and owned horse was heading back to Woodbine Racetrack following his 19-place finish Saturday in the Kentucky Derby.

TORONTO — Wealthsimple says it has raised $50 million in new funding from Power Financial Corp. (TSX:PWF) to expand its robo-investment adviser services in Canada and the United States.

MONTREAL — The compensation ceiling for victims of Quebec's historic floods will likely be increased, Premier Philippe Couillard said Thursday as citizens across the province continued to struggle with high water levels.

TORONTO — Power Financial Corp. is looking to grow its business through acquisitions, particularly outside of the Canadian market where it already has significant share, its chief executive said Thursday.