Ontario News

TORONTO — As Canadian cities look for ways to combat violence on public transit, experts say strategies south of the border that combine law enforcement, social supports and community engagement could offer new solutions.

TORONTO — Atletico Ottawa defeated HFX Wanderers 3-1 Wednesday for its first-ever Canadian Championship win, rallying from an early 1-0 deficit.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe calmly went over strategy and tactics. The Maple Leafs head coach also put on his amateur psychologist's hat in the wake of a disastrous playoff opening.

TORONTO — The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge from seven youth activists who argued the province is discriminating against young people by setting greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets dangerously low, putting the

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,680.83, down 3.85): B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Basic Materials. Down 10 cents, or 1.8 per cent, to $5.46 on 13.6 million shares.

TORONTO — Sarah Gandoin has been to 81 countries and is welcome wherever she goes. Gandoin, from France, is FIFA's senior trophy tour manager, which means she travels with some shiny carry-on luggage.

Ontario's legal cannabis market is poised to grow significantly larger, with the province's largest city that had banned retail pot stores voting Wednesday to opt in. Mississauga, Ont.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged lower on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in the energy and base metal stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

TORONTO — Canadians Susan Musgrave and Iman Mersal were both nominated Wednesday for the Griffin Poetry Prize, the first short list since the award combined its categories for homegrown and international poets into a single global purse.

TORONTO — Senjuti Sarker needed to renew her passport for an upcoming trip to Europe but her attempt at doing so failed Wednesday after federal public service workers went on strike.