Ontario News

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell almost 300 points Friday after a surprising rise Thursday, pulled down by losses in energy and base metals, while the U.S. markets fell at a steeper rate. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 287.

TORONTO — D.J. Smith was so far down the Maple Leafs depth chart in the early 2000s, he didn't even travel during the playoffs.

TORONTO — Malindi Elmore has had the Canadian marathon championships in Toronto on her bucket list since 2012, when she first "came up with this crazy idea of running marathons.

TORONTO — Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is a risk to the public, the prosecution said Friday at the Hedley frontman's sentencing hearing for sexually assaulting an Ottawa woman, while the defence pointed to a psychiatric report that said he was a l

The deaths of two officers in a shooting in Innisfil, Ont., this week have shaken police services across the country, the Police Association of Ontario said Friday.

TORONTO — Ontario is "actively looking" at whether it can declare the monkeypox outbreak officially over, the province's top doctor says. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.

TORONTO — Elliot Page has signed on to executive produce a queer cheerleading drama starring "Reservation Dogs" actor Devery Jacobs. "Backspot" is the debut film for Page's Page Boy Productions collaborating with Jacobs' Night is Y banner.

TORONTO — Ontario education workers such as librarians, custodians and early childhood educators have agreed to mediation with the government in contract talks that have inched toward a strike.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Ty Nelson capped off a run of three unanswered goals from the North Bay Battalion as they defeated the Peterborough Petes 3-1 on Thursday.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe wanted a response. The Maple Leafs head coach got exactly that in his team's home opener thanks to a familiar face — and a couple new ones.