Ontario News

TORONTO — When Anthony Furey filed his nomination papers to run in Toronto’s mayoral election, he wasn’t considered a prominent contender in the race.

TORONTO — Josh Matlow opened his campaign to lead Canada's most populous city with an unorthodox, but arguably bold, political move: a pledge to raise taxes.

TORONTO — The Toronto Six have signed playoff hero Tereza Vanisova to a contract for the upcoming Premier Hockey Federation season.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,934.21, down 41.16): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up five cents, or 0.20 per cent, to $25.09 on 3.1 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main financial index ticked lower Monday, with broad-based but shallow weakness across sectors including energy, financials, industrials and tech.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left hand laceration. He was hit by a pitch in the second inning of Toronto's 11-7 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

The oath used to swear in councillors, mayors and other municipal office holders in Ontario should be amended to add an acknowledgment of the treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people, several municipalities are urging.

TORONTO — The head of Canada's housing agency says measures such as extending mortgage amortizations and changing the threshold to qualify for an insured mortgage are not the answer to the country's housing affordability challenges.

TORONTO — With starter Sean Johnson and backup Tomas Romero away on international duty, Greg Ranjitsingh will make his first start in goal for Toronto FC on Wednesday at FC Cincinnati.

A snake on a train recently became the latest cause of a disruption to Ottawa's light-rail transit system.