Ontario News

TORONTO — Intact Financial Corp. says its net income for the second quarter was $260 million, down 79 per cent from $1.2 billion last year. The insurance company says earnings per share were $1.30, down from $6.93.

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays put AL batting leader Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of patellar tendonitis in his right knee.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,218.21, down 314.72): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 95 cents, or 2.31 per cent, to $40.25 on 11.0 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than 300 points Wednesday amid a broad-based decline, while U.S. markets also slid. Fitch Ratings cut the U.S.

TORONTO — Beer, wine and other boozy beverages can now officially be consumed in certain Toronto parks as part of a time-limited pilot project launched by the city on Wednesday.

TORONTO — DaShaun Amos hasn't played receiver since high school but still knows what to do when he gets the football.

TORONTO — Acclaimed Indigenous filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin and her work will be the focus of a new exhibition at The Art Museum at the University of Toronto.

TORONTO — Another royal is soon set to grace the grounds of Queen's Park.

TORONTO — Metro grocery store workers on strike in the Greater Toronto Area say they are fighting for their wages to keep up with the cost of living, as the rapid pace of food inflation in recent years has caused struggles in affording the same groce

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says auto sales growth continued in July but at a slower pace than recent months.