Ontario News

TORONTO — Canadian media companies Postmedia Network Canada Corp. and Nordstar Capital LP, the company that owns the Toronto Star, have ended discussions about a potential merger, saying they were unable to come to an agreement.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated outfielder George Springer from the paternity list, the team announced Monday. Springer had missed Toronto's last two games against the Detroit Tigers after being placed on the list Saturday.

TORONTO — Intact Financial Corp. estimates its catastrophe losses for the second quarter were around $421 million on a pre-tax basis. The property and casualty insurer says in a news release the loss amounted to $1.79 per share after tax.

Ottawa police confirmed Monday that nearly two dozen people suffered drug overdoses over the weekend in the country's capital city.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,822.45, down $8.59): Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Up 22 cents, or 0.30 per cent, to $74.39 on 9.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked lower Monday, weighed down by losses in telecom and utility stocks, while U.S. stock markets rose. It was a generally quiet day on the markets as investors gear up for a big Wednesday that will see U.S.

TORONTO — Ontario is working toward filling all of the province's quickly growing electricity needs with emissions-free sources, including a plan to secure new renewable generation, but isn't quite ready to commit to a moratorium on natural gas.

TORONTO — A six-year-old girl has died of her injuries after being hit by a vehicle in downtown Toronto last week.

TORONTO — Shaken residents of an east Toronto neighbourhood worked Monday to process the aftermath of a shooting that killed a bystander with a stray bullet, as police searched for three suspects.

TORONTO — Provincial and territorial governments need to remove internal trade barriers on labour, services and products like alcohol and meat, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says.