Ontario News

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost 150 points, led by strength in the energy sector, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 149.78 points at 20,376.57.

TORONTO — Chad Kelly is having fun again playing football. Kelly is a big reason why Toronto (4-0) is the CFL's only unbeaten team.

TORONTO — Terra Bruce Productions, the musical theatre company led by a founding member of the folk-rock band Great Big Sea, is set enter the Toronto theatre scene this year with two original shows.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Derek Clancey as assistant general manager, player personnel, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The 54-year-old spent last season as an assistant GM with the Vancouver Canucks.

TORONTO — Canada’s inflation rate fell to 2.8 per cent in June, down from 3.4 per cent in May, and putting it within the Bank of Canada’s target range for the first time since March 2021.

TORONTO — Metro grocery store workers in the Greater Toronto Area are gearing up to strike as early as tonight, as bargaining continues between the retailer and some 3,700 employees.

A food delivery driver who was the victim of a violent carjacking in the Greater Toronto Area has died from his injuries and police are searching for suspects. Peel Region police say 24-year-old Gurvinder Nath, a Brampton, Ont.

TORONTO — A mother of two young girls who was killed while walking in an east Toronto neighbourhood was remembered at a public vigil on Monday as a woman who treasured her family and cared for her community.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have waived guard-forward Joe Wieskamp, the team announced Monday. The 23-year-old had signed a multi-year deal with Toronto on Feb. 11 after a pair of 10-day contracts in January.

Student associations demanded Monday that the Ontario government do more to address gender-based violence on post-secondary campuses, saying a triple stabbing at the University of Waterloo has shown further action is needed.