Ontario News

TORONTO — A Canadian actor and musician who won accolades from an early age is being remembered as an inspiring artist who lived “the best life” and continued to work even in her final days.

Police say a months-long labour trafficking investigation with links to three provinces has led to four arrests.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — A 39-year-old man was killed and a second man was sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Wednesday after an early-morning double shooting north of Toronto, police said.

TORONTO — Scotiabank raised its quarterly dividend as it reported a second-quarter profit of $2.16 billion, down from $2.75 billion in the same quarter last year. The bank said Wednesday it will now pay a quarterly dividend of $1.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is urging residents to call on the federal government to provide $235 million to help the municipality cover a massive pandemic-related budget shortfall.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,146.01, down 205.05): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Down 55 cents, or 2.10 per cent, to $25.59 on 14.0 million shares.

TORONTO — Hey Toronto sports fans: don't let the disappointment, underperformance and unsettling times with your city's professional teams get you down. At least the Grey Cup champion Argonauts will soon be back in action.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index declined more than 200 points on Tuesday after the long weekend, pulled down by losses in industrial, tech and telecom stocks, while U.S.

TORONTO — With no Canadian teams left in the NHL playoffs, the NBA has taken centre stage with Proline-plus customers. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., the top-five betting events last week were all NBA playoff contests.

TORONTO — It looked like business as usual at Toronto FC on Tuesday with Italian stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi both training.