Ontario News

TORONTO — Maha Alio's heart sank when she learned the United States had bombed a Syrian air base in retaliation for the horrific gas attack that stunned the world.

TORONTO — Eric Sprott will step down as chairman of Sprott Inc. as of May 10, when the fund company holds its annual meeting.

TORONTO — It's early days in the MLS season, with on-field trends still developing. So six weeks in, let's ignore the standings and instead offer up some style points on the three Canadian teams. Specifically their hair.

DAWN-EUPHEMIA TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Provincial police say they've identified two people killed in a house fire earlier this year. The blaze broke out on Jan. 29 in Dawn-Euphemia Township.

WOODSTOCK, Ont. — A former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors in her care has waived her right to a preliminary hearing and will go straight to trial. Elizabeth Wettlaufer, 49, appeared in a Woodstock, Ont., court on Friday by video link.

TORONTO — Staccato scenes play out in Jody McLennan's mind on loop: her husband slumped in his chair, paramedics pumping his chest, his lifeless body splayed on their living room floor.

OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals are going to push provinces and territories to funnel new federal child care dollars to what Ottawa describes as those most in need of help, despite concerns from advocates that a more universal approach would yield the

CALGARY — A Calgary man who killed five people with a knife is blaming the crimes on his mental illness and is trying to reassure the victim's families that he is getting better.

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — A 51-year-old Quebec man was charged Thursday with killing three women in a town northeast of Montreal, at least two of whom were family members.

CALGARY — A 78-year-old woman who went into medical distress on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Vancouver this week has died, despite a heroic effort by her fellow passengers to save her life.