Ontario News

TORONTO — Omar Khadr's official criminal record in Canada contains oddities and errors that are at odds with how the federal government viewed him on his return from the notorious prison on the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

OTTAWA — A national recall of flour due to E. coli contamination, which was first announced last month, has been expanded yet again.

TORONTO — Brie Larson has been a singer-songwriter, a writer and director, and has acted on TV and in a slew of films, most notably "Room," for which she won an Oscar.

MONTREAL — Recent heavy rainfall had civil security authorities keeping close tabs on Quebec rivers Monday as minor flooding was reported in various parts of the province.

An evacuation due to flooding fears was underway Monday at a remote First Nation community in northern Ontario. Kashechewan First Nation Deputy Chief Hosea Wesley said more than 300 people from his community flew to Kapuskasing, Ont.

ITUNA, Sask. — It's about as Canadian as a cattle drive can get. Ranchers northeast of Regina are shaking their heads after watching a herd of curious bovines slowly follow a beaver across one of their pastures.

WELLINGTON NORTH, Ont. — Police are looking for a man who allegedly approached an eight-year-old girl while naked in southwestern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say they received a call about an indecent act on Saturday near Mount Forest, Ont.

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — Horses that were struggling after falling through thin ice in northwestern Alberta were saved by rescuers who cut paths to the shore with chainsaws.

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, April 18 ——— MEETING OF THE MINDS TODAY ON TORONTO HOUSING The federal finance minister is set to meet today with his Ontario counterpart and Toronto's mayor to discuss the hot housing market in the Greater Toron

TORONTO — Tyler Bozak scored 1:37 into overtime to cap Toronto's comeback from two goals down in the second period, and the Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.