Indigenous News

TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman says his office has launched an investigation into the province's direct payment programs for students and parents. Paul Dubé says there are concerns about a lack of fairness and transparency.

BlackBerry Ltd. has promoted John Giamatteo to chief executive and called off plans for an initial public offering of its Internet of Things business, but still plans to split its operations.

RIMOUSKI, Que. — The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Rimouski Océanic will host the 2025 Memorial Cup, the Canadian Hockey League announced Monday.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario's education minister says he is introducing a new process for building schools that will cut timelines in half.

CHARLOTTETOWN — RCMP say a fourth person has died following a head-on crash between a pickup truck and a car Friday in Prince Edward Island. Police say a 30-year-old man who was a passenger in the pickup truck has died in hospital.

TORONTO — Waste Connections Inc. has signed a deal to buy a portfolio of 30 energy waste treatment and disposal facilities in Western Canada from Secure Energy Services Inc. for nearly $1.08 billion.

LAVAL, Que. — Police north of Montreal say a man has been charged with manslaughter after an alleged break-in and theft at a tree pruning company in November. Sylvain Duchesne, 44, appeared in a Laval, Que., court on Friday.

OTTAWA — All-star punter Richie Leone signed a one-year extension with the Ottawa Redblacks on Monday. Leone earned his fifth all-star nod this year after punting for 4,399 yards on 117 attempts.

After tinkering with positions in the first season of the quadrennial after the arrival of Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan is back in the house and has skipped her team to the top of the Canadian rankings.

TORONTO — TD Bank Group has named Ray Chun as its new group head for Canadian personal banking. The move came after the bank announced that Michael Rhodes, who had held the job, was leaving TD to pursue an opportunity at another organization.