Ontario News

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau's family vacation over New Year's is back in the spotlight after documents tabled in Parliament revealed the cost of the trip down south was north of $127,000.

TORONTO — Last March, as Toronto photographer Lana Slezic researched ways to help her eight-year-old son spell better, she heard that the first-ever provincewide First Nations Spelling Bee would be held that month, in Saskatchewan.

TORONTO — The Earth is flat. Vaccines cause autism. Former U.S. president Barack Obama spied on current president Donald Trump.

HALIFAX — Canadians are spending more time surfing the web than ever before, according to a new report that's raising concerns about how technology distracts from real-world relationships.

OTTAWA — Betty Kennedy, once one of Canada's best-known television personalities, has died. She was 91. The veteran journalist and broadcaster was for decades one of the country's most recognized voices and faces.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Jeremy Bracco to an entry-level contract. The 20-year-old native of Freeport, N.Y., has 25 goals and 58 assists in 57 Ontario Hockey League games with Kitchener and Windsor this season.

NEWCASTLE, Ont. — Durham regional police say a man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into an assault on a bus driver.

MONTREAL — The Crown has stayed charges against 36 people who were arrested in a massive anti-Mafia bust in Quebec on suspicion of arson, kidnapping and drug- and weapons-related offences.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Police say a man and woman are facing charges after detectives seized a large quantity of stolen property, cash and drugs. Kingston, Ont.

EDMONTON — The Canadian Cancer Society is urging the Alberta government to finally enact legislation to ban young people from using indoor tanning beds.