Ontario News

VICTORIA — A dramatic rescue in the waters of Cowichan Bay, B.C., ended a traumatic event for a family of four on Thursday night. Capt.

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Chris Warkentin says federal government spending on television sets is out of control after he discovered departments spent tens of thousands on them, including almost $14,000 at Indigenous Affairs for a single unit.

TORONTO — Many people have a go-to tool at work. For Andrew Ivers, it's a KBAR-32 this weekend.

HALIFAX — A 14-year-old Nova Scotia boy has been charged with sharing child pornography on Facebook. Const. Lindsey Donovan said RCMP officers arrested the young teen at home in Kingston, N.S.

DAWN-EUPHEMIA TOWNSHIP, Ont. — The Sarnia and District Humane Society says it's investigating the alleged abuse of livestock at a property in Dawn-Euphemia Township, Ont.

OTTAWA — The annual pace of inflation in Canada ticked lower in February as higher prices for gasoline were offset in part by declining costs for fresh fruit and vegetables. Statistics Canada said Friday the consumer price index rose 2.

Top officials from an Ontario university took the unusual step of going door-to-door at campus residences three nights this week to check on the mental health of students.

RIDGETOWN, Ont. — A southwestern Ontario man is facing charges after allegedly relieving himself on a police cruiser. Chatham-Kent police say an officer was sitting in his fully marked cruiser in Ridgetown, Ont.

CALGARY — There was tentative optimism Thursday night following the Calgary Stampede chuckwagon canvas auction, considered an economic bellwether for the oilpatch. The annual event raised $2.4 million, a notch above the $2.

MONTREAL — One of Quebec's largest forestry companies says it expects to qualify for $55 million of electricity rebates due to a four-year capital investment program centred at its Temiscaming manufacturing site. Montreal-based Tembec Inc.