Ontario News

NEW YORK — A ghastly chemical attack pushed the Syrian civil war toward a dramatic turning point, with the new U.S. administration launching a missile strike against the regime of Bashar Assad in a sudden shift in policy.

TORONTO — Few in the Maple Leafs room know what it feels like to clinch a playoff berth in the NHL and it showed some Thursday night.

TORONTO — After recent rounds of mass layoffs, Postmedia is warning that it still needs to cut costs after revenue plummeted by 13.5 per cent in its latest quarter.

TORONTO — As Toronto FC's first signing and captain, it was Jim Brennan's honour to lead the fledgling Major League Soccer franchise out for the first time.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up modestly Thursday as investors on both sides of the border avoided making any major moves ahead of the latest round of jobs figures. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index gained 54.

TORONTO — Holocaust survivor Stefania Sitbon was among 300 Jewish men, women and children who found safe haven during the Second World War in the unlikeliest of places: the Warsaw Zoo.

TORONTO — The top executive of Canada's largest bank says he's becoming "increasingly concerned" about the impact that high house prices in Toronto and Vancouver could have on the country's economic growth, and is calling on all three levels of gover

HALIFAX — A 44-year-old Halifax man is facing charges of human trafficking, sexual assault and child pornography in a case involving three girls ranging in age from 14 to 17.

TORONTO — A 58-year-old American man was charged Thursday after a security breach at Canada's busiest airport that caused lengthy delays for a group of passengers. Peel Regional Police Const.

TORONTO — An Ontario private member's bill named after two firefighters killed in a roof collapse aims to protect others venturing into similar situations by removing some of the dangerous unknowns.