Ontario News

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) says an international trade tribunal has ruled in its favour on a dispute over a multibillion-dollar mining project in Pakistan.

FREDERICTON — The Supreme Court of Canada will rule this week whether New Brunswick's Court of Appeal was wrong in denying bail to Dennis Oland while he was awaiting an appeal of his second-degree murder conviction. "This is a big deal.

ORILLIA, Ont. — Provincial police say distracted driving deaths are on the rise. They say OPP-investigated collisions involving an inattentive driver have claimed 11 lives so far this year — almost triple the four deaths at the same time last year.

TORONTO — YouTube is apologizing to its LGBTQ users for an ongoing technical issue that filters out some gay and trans-themed videos for some users.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say dash camera video has led to charges against a man who allegedly threatened another driver with a machete. Peel regional police say the road rage incident occurred last Friday afternoon on Highway 410 in Brampton, Ont.

TORONTO — Brian Boyle peeks through a hole in the Air Canada Centre glass about 30 minutes before Monday's opening faceoff against the Boston Bruins to say hello to a familiar face in still unfamiliar terrain — his one-year-old son Declan.

GEORGINA, Ont. — Three people are facing charges in a human trafficking investigation that police say began with a 911 call from an alleged victim.

BURLINGTON, Ont. — Police in Burlington, Ont., are seeking the public's help in locating a stolen school bus. Halton regional police say the bus was taken between March 10 and March 20 from a parking lot in Burlington.

A group of Canadian researchers say they have, for the first time, successfully raised wasps that will be used this summer as a weapon against an insect that is ravaging forests.

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police have released a sketch of one of the men they believe was involved in the recent kidnapping of the president of the popular Cora breakfast chain.