Ontario News

EDMONTON — The Alberta government released a budget Thursday that banks on the province's economy rebounding from recent hard times. Here are some of the highlights: — Revenue is forecast to hit $45 billion. — The deficit is pegged at $10.3 billion.

TORONTO — The Toronto stock market was lifted Thursday by financials and consumer staples stocks, while winter outerwear company Canada Goose soared during its initial public offering. The S&P/TSX composite index advanced 41.50 points to 15,562.

OTTAWA — The federal government reignited child care talks with the provinces days before the release of a budget that will make a significant financial commitment to daycare nationwide.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government served notice Thursday it is set to follow through on promises to curb public-sector wages, reduce the number of health care bargaining units and possibly raise post-secondary tuition fees.

WINNIPEG — The mother of a 15-year-old Canadian girl whose suicide drew global attention to online abuse says she's relieved and joyful after the man accused of tormenting her was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Dutch court in a separate case.

HALIFAX — A facility officials say will transform a section of Halifax's waterfront and improve the region's prospects in the ocean technology industry has received a multimillion-dollar investment.

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, March 16 ——— DUTCH COURT SENTENCES MAN WANTED BY CANADIAN AUTHORITIES: A Dutch court has handed an 11-year prison sentence to a man wanted in Canada in connection with the Amanda Todd case.

TORONTO — The head of Canada Goose vowed Thursday to keep using animal fur in its parkas rather than bow to activist pressure as shares of the luxury brand soared nearly 27 per cent in its initial public offering in Toronto.

OTTAWA — Facing a possible 23 years behind bars, a former Mountie who tortured and starved his young son in the basement of the family's suburban Ottawa home apologized Thursday for being "a monster.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A regulatory agency has dismissed a complaint made against a naturopath in the case of a toddler who died of meningitis in southern Alberta.