Ontario News

A large swath of southern Ontario was hit with another blast of winter on Friday, with steady snow complicating commutes and the start of March break travel.

TORONTO — Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio has joined Italian stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi as a designated player on Toronto FC's books.

TORONTO — Two men are facing criminal charges after a police investigation into several carjackings in Toronto last year including one that matches an incident involving Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner.

Toronto FC will have to deal with a makeshift offence and chilly conditions for its home opener Saturday against the Columbus Crew. Toronto (0-1-1) is short on strikers with Adama Diomande and Ayo Akinola both injured.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario high school students will soon be required to pass a technological education course to graduate.

LONDON, Ont. — David Murdoch is starting his position as Curling Canada high-performance director a couple months earlier than originally planned.

TORONTO — BMO Financial Group announced a deal Friday to buy the Air Miles loyalty rewards program in Canada after its U.S. parent company filed for bankruptcy. Financial terms of the bank's agreement with LoyaltyOne Co.

TORONTO — Ron Rosenes remembers Toronto police officers knocking on the door of his room at a downtown bathhouse on Feb. 5, 1981, during co-ordinated raids that targeted four gay clubs in the city that night.

It's been a tough season for icewine in Ontario. Unpredictable and fluctuating winter weather, combined with a reduced vine crop due to a debilitating cold snap last year, has meant a smaller yield this season.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Two teenagers are facing charges after online threats were made to two separate high schools in Peel Region.