Ontario News

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is slamming Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney's plan to split the federal budget, calling it a "sneaky accounting trick" to avoid balancing the books.

OTTAWA — More Canadians have expressed an interest in joining the military since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20 — but the Canadian Armed Forces isn't attributing that spike to Trump and his talk of annexing Canada.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked lower on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in technology and base metals, while U.S. stock markets eked out another gain to reach a new all-time high for the S&P 500.

DUNEDIN — His spot at the top of the batting order no longer secure and his statistics trending downward, George Springer has plenty to prove as he enters the penultimate season of his six-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The title sponsor of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Curling Canada insist their relationship is rock solid as some curlers wonder about changes they've seen this year.

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.

OTTAWA — The federal government has confirmed that small businesses will have to pay tax on their carbon rebate, despite government promises otherwise, because Parliament can't currently pass legislation to make the payment exempt from income taxes.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Police say a 78-year-old Toronto man has died after he was hit by a car while trying to get his vehicle out of a snowbank. York Regional Police say the crash took place on Monday afternoon in Markham, after a weekend of heavy snow.

Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser has added former TFC fullback Steven Beitashour and former Colorado Rapids assistant Wolde Harris to his coaching staff. While general manager Jason Hernandez first revealed the coaching additions Feb.

Marineland is set to sever its sprawling property so it can take out mortgages in order to fund park operations and eventually move its animals, including more than two dozen beluga whales, the tourist attraction said at a public hearing Tuesday.