Ontario News

TORONTO — A Toronto-born drag king says he has performed in Pride festivals worldwide, but there is one thing that keeps bringing him back to the city.

SARNIA — An Ontario First Nation that has been under a state of emergency for over a year due to high levels of a toxic chemical is recommending the evacuation of part of the community.

MONTREAL — Fred Vasseur made a brief cameo in the "F1" blockbuster movie coming to theatres this month.

OTTAWA — A regional chief for Anishinabek Nation says he briefed Ontario Provincial Police Thursday on what to expect when First Nations take to the streets to protest provincial and federal legislation aimed at fast-tracking major projects.

TORONTO — There's no place like home for Wynton McManis and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (0-1) hosts the Calgary Stampeders (1-0) on Saturday afternoon in its home opener.

Commissioner Lisa King wants to bring the Women's Football Alliance to Canada. The WFA has partnered with Cosmos Sports & Entertainment, a sports-marketing firm based in Mississauga, Ont.

The province's police watchdog says a 34-year-old man shot by police in Markham, Ont., earlier this week has died in hospital.

Leadership at a Treaty 9 First Nation set fire to documents about a proposed road to the Ring of Fire this week, sending a message of resistance to the Doug Ford government about its plans to kick-start mining in the region by pushing through Bill 5

A provincial legislator says a massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of two northern Ontario First Nations is like a "sleeping giant" at the moment.

TORONTO — Cut the red tape and cue the white dress. Two Ontario Progressive Conservative members of provincial parliament are proposing to remove a layer of bureaucracy and let MPPs such as themselves more easily officiate weddings.