Ontario News

TORONTO — Bill Downe — the chief executive who steered the Bank of Montreal through the global financial crisis, the subsequent recession and the ongoing transition to digital banking — is preparing to retire after more than a decade at the helm.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says new information received Thursday night from Canada's trusted ally the United States persuaded him that Syrian President Bashar Assad was responsible for the chemical weapons attack on his people this week.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Staff got a scare Friday as angry fishermen forced their way into the federal fisheries headquarters in St. John's, N.L., saying unfair access to shrimp stocks is bankrupting them.

Highlights from the news file for Friday, April 7 ——— CANADA LOOPED IN ON AMERICAN MISSILE STRIKE: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan received a briefing from his American counterpart about an hour before American warships launched missiles against a Syr

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is offering condolences to Sweden after at least four people were killed and several others injured in Stockholm in what that country is calling a terror attack.

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry is ready to push himself and the Toronto Raptors through the final few games of the NBA's regular season. After a five-week break recovering from wrist surgery, his body is almost ready to join him.

OTTAWA — On Sunday, Canadians at home and in France will mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. A look at some of the numbers involved: 25,000 : The number of Canadians expected to attend.

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — Information provided to a medical regulator has been excluded from the drug-trafficking trial of a Nova Scotia doctor accused of prescribing 50,000 pills to a hospital patient.

TORONTO — James van Riemsdyk has stepped onto the ice at the Olympics and Stanley Cup final. Brian Boyle has racked up 100 playoff games in the NHL, including a pair of visits to the final himself.

BANFF, Alta. — A motorist travelling in Alberta's Rocky Mountains found three furry surprises at a roadside bathroom stop.