Ontario News

DELHI, Ont. — Police say a pedestrian has died in a hit-and-run east of Tillsonburg, Ont. They say it happened shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Friday in the community of Delhi.

TORONTO — Embattled Sen. Don Meredith begged forgiveness for his "moral failing" over his sexual relationship with a teenager but said Thursday he was not ready to resign.

EDMONTON — Cash-strapped Alberta is banking on bad times getting better in a fingers-crossed budget that drips red ink but promises a hospital, new schools and more money for seniors and social services.

OTTAWA — Irish rock star Bono may be a self-declared fan of Justin Trudeau's feminist foreign aid approach, but now his international organization says it is disappointed by the absence of new money to fund it.

TORONTO — Police are seeking a man they say sexually assaulted a 26-year-old woman at a gym in Toronto's Yorkgate Mall.

OTTAWA — Ontario will align itself with California to fight for climate change following President Donald Trump's decision to re-examine fuel efficiency regulations in the auto sector, the province's environment ministry says.

EDMONTON — An inquiry judge makes no recommendations in a report that says Alberta Children's Services cannot be blamed in the deaths of two young boys.

SAINT-JEROME, Que. — Lawyers for former ski coach Bertrand Charest said Thursday they still didn't know whether he will testify at his sex assault trial. Defence lawyer Jacky-Eric Salvant said the decision will be made over the weekend.

MONTREAL — Lawyers on behalf of motorists left stranded in their cars on a highway after Tuesday's snowstorm applied on Thursday for a class action lawsuit against the Quebec government and City of Montreal.

HALIFAX — Marcus James said he's been arrested three times while locking up the library where he works in Halifax's historically black north end — twice by police officers he had trained about diversity.