Ontario News

TORONTO — Registered nurses in Ontario will soon be able to prescribe certain medications such as birth control and drugs for smoking cessation.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. has signed a deal to increase its stake in Hercules Silver Corp. to more than 10 per cent with an investment of $23.4 million.

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. says it earned US$122 million in its latest quarter from its stake in the asset management business it owns with Brookfield Corp.

SARNIA, Ont. — Carey Terrance scored twice and Owain Johnston chipped in with two assists as the visiting Erie Otters defeated the Sarnia Sting 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday at Progressive Auto Sales Arena.

TORONTO — Dozens of workers at Ontario's public broadcaster will return to their jobs Monday after voting this weekend to accept a new collective agreement and end a strike that's stretched on for nearly three months.

A 45-year-old resident of Brockton, Ont., is dead and two others are injured after a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a pickup truck.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — An early morning fire has destroyed around 40 units of a townhouse complex under construction in Vaughan, Ont.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Telecom conference The Canadian Telecom Summit begins on Monday in Toronto.

LONDON, Ont. — The top-ranked Western Mustangs are back in the Yates Cup for the eighth straight year. Western defeated the Queen's Gaels 47-20 on Saturday to book its ticket into the Ontario University Athletics football championship game.

TORONTO (AP) — Alex Tuch scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres overcame Toronto star Auston Matthews' third hat trick of the season to beat the Maple Leafs 6-4 on Saturday night.