Ontario News

TORONTO — North American stock markets climbed Tuesday, with Toronto's main index surging more than 100 points and Wall Street hitting record highs, as the loonie weakened against the greenback. The S&P/TSX composite index advanced 103.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs will don throwback jerseys for their Dec. 19 game against visiting Carolina to mark the 100th anniversary of their first ever NHL game. The puck will drop on the so-called Next Century Game at 2 p.m.

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Sept.

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberal government is taking steps to close loopholes in its relatively new political fundraising rules.

QUEBEC — Two young men arrested Tuesday in connection with an August demonstration that saw protesters clash with riot police were released later in the day on a promise to appear in court.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A celebrity candidate has entered the mayoral race in St. John's, N.L. — one with fur and four legs.

The federal government wants to learn lessons from its efforts to evacuate Canadians from the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean but stopped short Tuesday of apologizing to complaining travellers over how it handled the disaster.

TORONTO — More than 50,000 people could lose their jobs if the Ontario government goes ahead with its plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019, the province's financial watchdog said Tuesday in a report that assessed the economic impact

A courtroom in Sudbury, Ont., will play host Wednesday to the rare sight of a sitting premier on the stand as Kathleen Wynne testifies in a bribery trial involving a former top adviser and a Liberal fundraiser.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will open the 2018 regular season on March 29 against the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre. It will be part of a seven-game homestand to kick off the new campaign, the team said Tuesday in a release.