Ontario News

TORONTO — Two nights after Andre De Grasse powered Canada to a gold medal at the IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas, the 22-year-old was tucked away in the corner of a rooftop bar in Toronto's upscale entertainment district.

WAINWRIGHT, Alta. — One soldier has been killed and three others have been injured in a training accident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in east-central Alberta. The military says in a release that the soldier killed is Sgt. Robert J.

WASHINGTON — A pair of former American ambassadors to Canada have criticized what they call unhelpful and counter-productive remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump about the northern neighbour.

TORONTO — Lorde is headed to this year's IHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards — but whether her lamp will make an encore performance remains to be seen.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswickers are getting another paid holiday. Premier Brian Gallant has announced that starting next year, New Brunswick will observe Family Day on the third Monday of February.

TORONTO — Liquor Control Board of Ontario staff have voted 93 per cent in favour of a strike as their union continues to bargain for a new collective agreement.

TORONTO — Ontario is increasing funding for forest access roads by $20 million in response to the softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the U.S. The roads run through Crown land and are used by the forestry industry and local communities.

STELLARTON, N.S. — The parent company of the Sobeys grocery chain has hired away Hydro One's chief financial officer. Michael Vels will leave the Ontario power grid operator on May 19 and become chief financial officer at Empire Co. Ltd.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.6 per cent to $47.8 billion in February due in large part to lower sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations. Economists had expected a decline of 0.

OTTAWA — Canada is exploring how best to challenge the hefty import duties being slapped on Canadian softwood lumber exported to the United States, promising to support Canadian workers and companies in what is expected to be a lengthy — and difficul