Ontario News

TORONTO — Strength in technology stocks helped lift Canada's main stock index on Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 121.79 points at 25,051.68.

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching U.S.

HAMILTON — Brian Wright, voted the Canadian Premier League's Players' Player of the Year last season with York United FC, has signed with Forge FC. The move helps fill a hole at forward for the Hamilton club.

TORONTO — Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's escalating rhetoric around implementing tariffs on Canadian products are sparking worry and disbelief, though some of the companies potentially most affected are staying quiet.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks re-signed defensive lineman Mike Wakefield to a one-year contract on Wednesday. He tied teammate Lorenzo Mauldin and three others for the CFL lead with eight sacks last season.

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says a former Toronto police officer has been charged with a sexual offence dating back to the early 1980s.

The United States' successful defence of its world junior hockey championship was welcomed news to many Proline bettors. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., 74 per cent of players picked the U.S.

TORONTO — Former CIBC chairman and chief executive John Hunkin has died. During his time in the top job, CIBC acquired Merrill Lynch's Canadian brokerage business, strengthening bank's position in wealth management.

TORONTO — An absurdist dramedy about an alternate-universe Winnipeg and a dystopian thriller about a famine-ravaged world are among the Toronto International Film Festival’s picks for best Canadian films of 2024.

TORONTO — In his early days as prime minister, Justin Trudeau was "cool.