Ontario News

EDMONTON — Home ice advantage will take on a whole new meaning for some Edmonton Oilers as they head into the Stanley Cup Final.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is putting forward a "summer safety plan" aimed at tackling youth violence through programs that help young people build skills and secure jobs.

SASKATOON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday's gathering of the country's premiers to talk over nation-building projects with Prime Minister Mark Carney was the "best" they have had in the last decade.

Police have identified the victim of a seemingly random fatal stabbing in Pickering, Ont., last week as an 83-year-old woman.

Peel Region police say two men were arrested in British Columbia and charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Mississauga, Ont., last month. Police say 51-year-old Harjeet Dhadda of Brampton, Ont.

A 28-year-old man died from a self-inflicted injury after an attempted arrest in Burlington, Ontario's police watchdog said Tuesday as local police investigate the death of another man inside the home.

TORONTO — A man has been charged in a string of alleged hate-motivated assaults on women at Toronto's Union Station. Police say they received multiple reports of assaults shortly before 9 a.m. Monday.

THE BLUE MOUNTAINS — University of Saskatchewan basketball player Gage Grassick and Wilfrid Laurier University quarterback Taylor Elgersma have been named the 2024-25 U Sports Athletes of the Year.

HALIFAX — Former U.S. and Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley and former Canadian international defender David Edgar have joined Canada as guest coaches under Jesse Marsch during the current FIFA international window.

TORONTO — A visit by the woeful Athletics came at an ideal time for the Toronto Blue Jays. Canada's lone big-league team was in a tailspin before finding its form last week.