Ontario News

TORONTO — Sadly, Diana Matheson has been here before. Surgery followed by long months of rehab. In 2010, the veteran Canadian midfielder/forward was sidelined by a broken metatarsal bone in her left foot.

WATERLOO, Ont. — BlackBerry may be taking another swing at the tablet market, said CEO John Chen.

OTTAWA — The economy kicked off the year with a bang, rising faster than expected in January, providing further evidence of robust growth but not enough to alter expectations that the central bank will maintain its dovish position.

WHITEHORSE — A doctor in Yukon says a new way to treat frostbite is turning Whitehorse General Hospital into a leading treatment centre for the injury.

GUELPH, Ont. — Police in an Ontario city are hoping tips from the public hit the sweet spot and help them nab a couple of suspects who allegedly looted a display of chocolate Kinder eggs. Police in Guelph, Ont.

HALIFAX — The husband of Nova Scotia's immigration minister is undergoing a 45-day psychiatric assessment after being declared not criminally responsible for allegedly assaulting, threatening and choking his wife on New Year's Eve.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant says his government will fully investigate after a whistleblower alleged that more than 2,000 property owners have been given improper and inflated tax bills.

TORONTO — A 27-year-old man is facing charges after a rash of reported sexual assaults at Toronto's York University. Toronto police say the alleged incidents all took place during the month of March in various locations around the school campus.

TORONTO — The federal Liberals are earmarking $1.8 billion in idle, Conservative infrastructure cash to a regional express rail project around Canada's largest city and millions more for smaller transit projects around Ontario.

TORONTO — One of Hong Kong's richest families is planning to buy Reliance Home Comfort, an Ontario-based company that services home furnaces and air conditioning systems. Alinda Capital Partners is selling Reliance for C$2.