Ontario News

A man who argued in an Ontario court that he was simply being a "touchy feely" father when he regularly pinned his daughter under him — face down — and ground his genitals on her over roughly a decade has been convicted of sexual assault.

OTTAWA — Former Liberal leader Stephane Dion — the prime minister's hand-picked special envoy to Europe — has weighed in on France's fractious election, saying Canada wants the new French leader to keep the country active in the European Union.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Tories and governing Liberals traded barbs Tuesday over their treatment of female candidates, leaving the third party NDP an opening to point out it alone has almost achieved gender balance in its slate.

OTTAWA — The former chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls "student-on-student" abuse one untold story of Canada's residential school legacy — an issue he says is linked to persistent sexual abuse and discrimination against LGBTQ i

HALIFAX — (NSElxn) Nova Scotia's Tories and governing Liberals are trading accusations over their treatment of female candidates.

CALGARY — WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA) has set out a plan to expand both internationally and into ultra-low cost offerings that has raised concerns from some analysts about being overly ambitious.

OTTAWA — Canada's free-trade pact with Europe is poised to produce "modest" economic gains that work out to an average annual income boost of $220 per Canadian, the federal budget watchdog says in a new report.

TORONTO — Offering recuperating seniors free stays in retirement homes is one of the measures the Ontario government will be testing as it tries to tackle the issue of overcrowded hospitals.

HALIFAX — A pharmacist in Cape Breton has been fired and temporarily stripped of her licence for baking marijuana cookies for a patient and packaging them in a prescription bag.

CALGARY — The passenger in a truck involved in a fatal hit and run cried as he described seeing the fear in a gas station employee's eyes and the colour drain from her face before she was run over.