Ontario News

TORONTO — Food bloggers and cookbook authors say meal-planning and simple recipes can help home cooks put together fillingand tasty dishes on a budget — an increasingly stressful challenge amid rising food prices.

TORONTO — Canadian food bloggers share budget-friendly recipes for those wanting to spend less at grocery stores amid rising food costs.

TORONTO — Ontario is exploring the possibility of building new, large-scale nuclear plants in order to meet increasing demand for electricity and phase out natural gas generation.

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Nolan Lalonde's stellar 44-save shutout led the way as the Erie Otters handed the Owen Sound Attack their fifth straight loss, 2-0 on Wednesday.

CHATHAM, Ontario (AP) — Ferguson Jenkins' hometown will honor the baseball Hall of Famer with a statue.

TORONTO — Ontario hospitals are optimistic the province's new health-care reform legislation will protect against the drain of workers to expanding private surgical clinics.

TORONTO — Century old artifacts belonging to a 19th century Plains Cree chief who was known as a peacekeeper were returned to his descendants in a repatriation ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,193.33, down 59.31): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down $1.09, or 2.40 per cent, to $44.35 on 28.2 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged lower Wednesday following Tuesday's slide, while U.S. markets were mixed, as the Federal Reserve minutes from the latest interest rate decision in the U.S.

TORONTO — The new executive chairman of Restaurant Brands International Inc. has laid out a sweeping vision for the fast-food giant's four chains, with plans to borrow from his winning playbook as CEO of Domino's Pizza.