Ontario News

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up nearly 250 points Tuesday, swept up by a reversal in oil prices and broad-based gains, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 242.88 points at 20,220.01.

TORONTO — There are less than two weeks to go in the Ontario NDP leadership race and Marit Stiles, the sole official candidate, is so far the presumptive winner.

Residents in Ontario's Niagara region are being asked to keep an eye out for pieces of a meteorite that crashed down in the area this weekend.

TORONTO — Ontario doctors pushed lawmakers this week to create specialized non-profit clinics to tackle a massive surgical backlog that worsened during the pandemic.

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes is out day-to-day with a left knee sprain and is questionable for the team's game Wednesday against the visiting Brooklyn Nets.

LONDON, Ont. — Police in London, Ont., say a teenage girl has been arrested after a stabbing at a local high school. Police say emergency crews responded Monday around 11:30 a.m. after a report of a stabbing at H.B Beal Secondary School.

TORONTO — Old Dominion infielder Matt Coutney has been named the 2022 Canadian college player of the year. The 23-year-old left-handed hitter from Wetaskiwin, Alta.

LONDON, Ont. — Another pediatric hospital in Ontario says it's cutting back on surgeries to help prop up its overburdened critical care units.

TORONTO — Midway through Sally El Hosaini’s new film “The Swimmers" a decrepit motorboat on the Aegean Sea carrying sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini begins to stall.

TORONTO — Spin Master Corp. says it has signed a deal to buy Canadian puzzle company 4D Brands International Inc. Financial terms of the agreement for the maker of three dimensional model construction kits were not immediately available.