Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario lawmakers still aren't quite sure, in the year 2017 and after years of study, whether it's time to "open the floodgates" to petitions submitted via the Internet.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police are on the hunt for a male suspect after a double shooting that left one person dead in Vaughan, north of Toronto. York regional police say they were called to the area near Weston Road and Highway 7 around 4:15 p.m.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Niagara Falls, whose most famous thrill-seekers have gone over the brink in barrels, wants to be the place the rest of us go for outdoor adventure, too.

MONTREAL — Poor driving conditions caused by a major storm resulted in several highway pileups in Quebec on Tuesday, including two crashes a few kilometres apart that left at least three people with serious injuries.

OTTAWA — The Immigration and Refugee Board is doing its best to cope with a growing number of asylum claims in Canada, but the federal Liberals must take action as well before an unmanageable backlog gets created, the head of the IRB says.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — One worker was injured in an explosion and fire at a Syncrude Canada oilsands site in northern Alberta on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — In a possible preview of upcoming NAFTA negotiations, U.S. lawmakers Tuesday urged a get-tough approach with Canada in several areas, including the supply-management systems that limit imports of poultry and dairy.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau will trumpet Canada's firm belief in a rules-based, multilateral trading system when his G20 counterparts host Donald Trump's new treasury secretary for the first time this weekend, officials say.

WINNIPEG — The war of words between Manitoba and the federal government escalated Tuesday as Premier Brian Pallister urged federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to see for himself how asylum-seekers are straining provincial resources. "Mr.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has taken the next step towards buying 18 Super Hornet fighter jets on an interim basis, a purchase it hopes to make official by year's end. The government sent a letter to the U.S.