Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberal government hopes a youth drug coverage plan revealed in its budget this week will help spur a national program by showing Ottawa and other provinces that pharmacare is affordable.

TORONTO — Several Canadians have joined the cast of the Toronto-shot series "Star Trek: Discovery." Rekha Sharma of Vancouver will play Commander Landry, the security officer of the Starship Discovery.

TORONTO — After years of restricting health-care funding growth, the Ontario budget released Thursday promises new money to reduce wait times and increase capacity at overcrowded hospitals, as well as free prescription medication for children and you

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Catholic School Boards Association says it will appeal a judge’s decision to ban funding non-Catholic students in Catholic schools.

TORONTO — A former Salvation Army executive diverted truckloads of donations received by the charity to the black market as part of scheme to make money, a Toronto court has ruled.

TORONTO — League 1 Ontario kicks off its 2017 soccer season, with some familiar names and a few that may well feature in the top flight in the future.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier did his best to laugh off a gaffe apparently revealing the provincial election date, after a campaign video was posted to the Liberal party's website Friday.

OTTAWA — As the federal government looks to new ways to fund social programs, the arts community is looking for new ways of its own to justify why it deserves money.

FREDERICTON — A Canada-wide research study is being launched with the aim of helping members of the Canadian Armed Forces and veterans transition to civilian life.

TORONTO — Offensive lineman Wayne Smith, the first player taken in the 2004 CFL draft, retired Friday. The six-foot-two, 304-pound Toronto native went first overall to Hamilton in 2004.