Ontario News

OTTAWA — The federal finance minister is standing by the amount of money the Liberal government currently spends on defence, saying the military is "appropriately provisioned" to address Canada's needs.

VANCOUVER — Comments attributed to a British Columbia judge about the number of days that should be allotted to hear a sexual assault case have led to a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council, the province's attorney general said Thursday.

OTTAWA — Dennis Oland was wrongly denied bail pending an appeal of his second-degree murder conviction, the Supreme Court of Canada says in a judgment that clarifies the grounds for granting release to people who challenge a finding of guilt.

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg woman is recovering in hospital after developing a rare type of strep throat that forced doctors to amputate both her legs and one of her arms.

CALGARY — A woman found guilty of murdering her own son has filed an appeal that claims the judge showed bias by crying during the trial.

SAINT-JEROME, Que. — A judge will hand down his verdict in June in the case of a former national ski coach charged with dozens of sex-related offences against girls and young women.

TORONTO — Air Miles has posted a letter on its website warning that criminals have stolen cash miles from some of its members.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's Justice Ministry is reviewing Husky Energy's response to alarms before a major oil spill last summer to determine whether charges are warranted.

MONTREAL — The author of a controversial article about Quebec that appeared in Maclean's magazine this week has stepped down from his post at McGill University.

OTTAWA — The customary grilling of government that follows the tabling of a federal budget was all but shoved aside Thursday as opposition MPs pressed the Liberals not on their fiscal balance, but their work-life one.