Ontario News

TORONTO — Several Canadian tech organizations are forming a group to advance the country's semiconductor industry. The group is called the Semiconductor Industry Leadership and Innovation Canada Action Network.

PICKERING, Ont. — A teen is dead after a shooting in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday evening. Durham police say officers were called for a shooting in the area of Kingston Road and Valleyfarm road at 9:40 p.m.

TORONTO — Elliot Page is in a bit of an odd position, he says, being one of the most visible transgender men in the world. He's in a better place than ever before. The Halifax-born actor is able to be his full self without reservation.

TORONTO — From boardrooms, to the cabinet table, to mayoral debates, Mitzie Hunter has long fought to ensure her ideas are heard — a mission she says began as a young girl growing up with three brothers.

TORONTO — The Hall of Fame uncle had one final piece of advice for his nephew Chad Kelly, the 29-year-old quarterback who has been installed to lead the defending Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts in their 150th anniversary year.

SUDBURY, Ont. — Police in northeastern Ontario say a man accused in three Sudbury-area homicides in the past few months has escaped from the local jail.

TORONTO — British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran gave his Canadian fans a homegrown surprise on Saturday when Shawn Mendes joined him on stage in Toronto.

TORONTO — For as long as she has worked, Marie Chevrier Schwartz has paid into Canada's Employment Insurance program. Yet when she eventually needed to collect the benefit, she was denied support.

Journalism schools across Ontario say they are adapting their programs to better reflect changes in the industry, teaching students how to become storytellers not just in traditional newsrooms, but in other fields as well.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: OSFI domestic stability buffer The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions will make its semi-annual announcement Tuesday regarding the domestic stab