Ontario News

HAMILTON — It remains unclear who will get the start at quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night in Hamilton.

VANCOUVER — Radioactive contamination following a nuclear power-plant disaster in Japan never reached unsafe levels in the north Pacific Ocean for either marine life or human health, says a British Columbia scientist.

TORONTO — One of Canada's best-known clothing retailers, Roots Corp., announced on Wednesday its plans to launch an initial public offering of its shares.

HALIFAX — Two Nova Scotians have been charged criminally in unrelated horrific animal death cases — a man who allegedly drowned a litter of kittens in a bucket, and a woman who allegedly left a dog to die in an abandoned car.

About half of Canadian consumers surveyed say they trust autonomous vehicles to get them to their destination but only 30 per cent would replace their current vehicle with a self-driving car.

NANAIMO, B.C. — A British Columbia law designed to protect emergency responders and Good Samaritans has been used for what's believed to be the first time against a man who vomited on a firefighter's face.

TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats say they want to expand the scope of a public inquiry into safety and security in the province's long-term care homes.

TORONTO — A transgender Chilean actress has turned in one of the most buzzed-about performances of the year and some are hoping she could be the first trans actor to land an Oscar nomination.

TORONTO — The long-awaited gas plants trial of two top aides to Ontario's former premier in Toronto could be delayed yet again.

TORONTO — Police in Toronto say they're looking for two boys who have been missing since Tuesday afternoon. They say Jayden LaRose, 14, and his 12-year-old brother Damien LaRose were last seen at 3 p.m.