Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario says it has appointed former board member Kevan Cowan as the new chair of the Ontario Securities Commission.

TORONTO — David Suzuki's daughter Sarika Cullis-Suzuki has been named the next co-host of “The Nature of Things.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,453.26, up 175.85 points): BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB). Technology. Down three cents, or 0.46 per cent, to $6.52 on 33.

TORONTO — CBC's free ad-supported streaming news channel launched Wednesday with a mix of original, regional and marquee programming culled from the main network and its paid news channel, CBC News Network.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost one per cent Wednesday after dipping in the morning, with gains in metals, industrials and other sectors offsetting a slip in energy stocks, while U.S. markets posted stronger gains.

TORONTO (AP) — Don Mattingly was expecting to spend a summer at home with his family. A call from the Toronto Blue Jays convinced him to get back into baseball.

TORONTO — Children five and under in Ontario should be vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza before the holiday season amid surging hospital admissions, infectious disease experts are warning.

TORONTO — The past few years for the Second City Toronto have been challenging.

TORONTO — Child exploitation is on the rise in Ontario, police forces said Wednesday after announcing that a provincewide investigation led to the arrest of more than 100 people and dozens of alleged victims.

TORONTO — Canada's Davis Cup team developed a foolproof ritual before each of its matches along the way to the country's first-ever championship.