Ontario News

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia government spending spree — more than $40 million has come in a flurry of recent daily announcements — is heightening speculation Premier Stephen McNeil will call an election this spring.

TORONTO — As a kid in Winnipeg, Richard Scott used to huddle in the basement with his family and watch 1920s-era silent films projected onto a bedsheet hung up with clothespins.

TORONTO — Canada will host the U.S. at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field on June 24 in the first leg of their Rugby World Cup qualifying showdown. The 17th-ranked U.S. Eagles and No.

ERIN, Ont. — Provincial police say two large snakes have been found northeast of Guelph, Ont. They say officers responded Wednesday morning to a call of a "very large boa constrictor" along the Tenth Line of Erin, Ont. OPP say they found two 1.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The daughter of a man shot and killed on Easter Sunday two years ago in his rural Newfoundland home is now suing the police officer who opened fire.

TORONTO — Straddling a huge alligator during filming of the culinary travel show "Dead Set on Life" was something Matty Matheson did on the spur of the moment.

Quebecers have unwittingly helped the province balance its budget in paying their electricity bills. Natural Resources Minister Pierre Arcand confirmed today that Hydro-Quebec has imposed higher rates than necessary on users over several years.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews is finishing up the most impressive rookie season in the 100-year history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but you won't find his picture around the Air Canada Centre — not on the scoreboard, on billboards or even in the promotio

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's power utility says this January's ice storm was the largest, most expensive restoration effort in the utility's history.

HAMILTON — The lawyer for a Canadian man accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails said Wednesday he has taken steps to ensure his client won't flee if he's released on bail.