Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberal government has finally eliminated its deficit, but its debt is rising to new heights.

TORONTO — Members of a Canadian class-action lawsuit against Volkswagen can submit claims for reimbursement starting on Friday after an Ontario court approved a $2.1-billion settlement plan.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Liberal leader says everyone involved in a potential softwood lumber agreement said No when the United States offered a "lousy" deal that would have cost her province 20,000 forestry jobs.

TORONTO — Jeff Lemire's "Roughneck" wasn't supposed to be a companion piece to Gord Downie's "Secret Path," but in some ways the two will be forever linked.

HALIFAX — Blood-stained cash was found in medical student William Sandeson's apartment, and a pistol found nearby had blood at the end of its muzzle, his murder trial heard Thursday. Halifax police Sgt.

OTTAWA — Five things justice ministers from across the country are expected to talk about a meeting in Gatineau, Que., Friday. 1) R. v. Jordan.

TORONTO — Slumping oil prices and an ongoing scandal involving a Canadian mortgage lender dragged down the Toronto Stock Exchange's main index, which shed nearly 150 points. The S&P/TSX composite index fell 143.07 points to 15,506.

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberal government delivered its first balanced budget in a decade on Thursday.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Money earmarked for space development in this year's federal budget will go to two projects that could have lasting impacts on Earth and beyond, the federal government announced Thursday.

TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister delivered the province's fiscal plan Thursday, the government's first balanced budget in a decade.