Ontario News

WASHINGTON — In six simple words, Brian Mulroney sweeps aside the glaring irony of his new political mission: assisting a Trudeau government, an assignment that will even see him participate in a cabinet session.

Concerns about people getting ill from possible E. coli contamination have triggered a national food recall warning about a popular brand of flour.

Halifax police are taking a pledge to "start by believing" sexual assault victims when investigating complaints of sexual violence, saying they want to strip away bias and judgment in handling the sensitive cases. Police Supt.

OTTAWA — The facts behind the Syrian chemical weapons attack must be clearly established so those responsible can be held accountable, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday.

CENTRAL ELGIN, Ont. — Provincial police say two people have died in a collision east of St. Thomas, Ont. They say the collision occurred Wednesday afternoon on Talbot Line in Central Elgin, Ont.

BARRIE, Ont. — Three men are facing charges in the slaying of a 50-year-old woman who died of a shotgun wound in Barrie, Ont., last month. Police say Dana Camber of Barrie was shot early on March 14. Barrie police say a 26-year-old Innisfil, Ont.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay Co. says it's focused on cutting costs as it faces a challenging retail environment in Canada and abroad, but that doesn't mean it has completely shut the door on acquisitions.

TORONTO — It might not have the must-do cachet of California's Highway 101, of South Africa's Garden Route or of the Rockies.

WASHINGTON — Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is using a favourite American food and drink in his rallying cry for free trade and against protectionism.

TORONTO — Three men involved in cross-border cocaine trafficking hired a costumed hitman to carry out a brazen daylight shooting at a Toronto cafe in order to eliminate an acquaintance also involved in the drug trade, a jury heard Wednesday.