Ontario News

TORONTO — A 1920s-set female detective series from the producers of "Murdoch Mysteries" is bound for the CBC. The public broadcaster says Shaftesbury's "Frankie Drake" will begin production this summer for a fall 2017 launch.

KINGSTON, Ont. — The province's police watchdog is investigating after a 52-year-old man died in Kingston, Ont. The Special Investigations Unit says Kingston police officers responded to a call for an assault around 3 p.m. on Monday.

GUELPH, Ont. — Police say an "overwhelming" odour coming from an apartment in Guelph, Ont., has led to animal cruelty charges against a 19-year-old man.

OTTAWA — Upstart Conservative and New Democrat candidates gave their heavily favoured Liberal rivals a bit of a scare Monday in a pair of byelections in Ontario where some of Justin Trudeau's policies and promises played a central role.

VANCOUVER — The national missing and murdered indigenous women's inquiry has failed to adequately reach out to loved ones and survivors, says a coalition of advocacy groups and families less than two months before hearings are set to begin.

WINNIPEG — The sister of a Manitoba teen who became one of the poster children for the issue of missing and murdered indigenous woman is now missing herself and her family says it all stems from the tragedies she has experienced in her life.

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau refused Monday to denounce Bombardier for enriching its executives even as the company rakes in nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money, drawing opposition charges that the Liberals are on wobbly legs when it comes to standing up

CARMAN, Man. — Some of the floodwater that prompted states of emergencies and evacuations in small Manitoba communities is starting to subside, although officials say the danger is not over yet.

MONTREAL — The provisions that currently exist to protect journalists' sources are insufficient, three senior Quebec newsroom supervisors testified Monday at a provincial inquiry looking into the matter.

TORONTO — Ontario's first cap-and-trade auction sold out all current allowances, giving the new market a strong start, but the province's environment minister warned the real test of the system will be in the emission reductions it brings about.