Ontario News

A proposal to ban tobogganing at all but two municipal parks in a city east of Toronto is drawing criticism from lawyers who say the plan won’t boost safety and could limit access to the popular winter pastime.

TORONTO — New research suggests a four-day week may be gaining mainstream momentum in corporate Canada as workplaces continue to fine tune post-pandemic schedules and working conditions.

Toronto police are looking for a suspect after an alleged hate-motivated assault at a downtown subway station on Wednesday. Police said officers were called to Bloor-Yonge station around 8:30 a.m.

TORONTO — TD Bank Group says it expects its investment in the Charles Schwab Corp. will translate into reported equity in net income of about $285 million for the first-quarter of the bank's 2023 financial year.

HAILEYBURY, Ont. — A judicial pre-trial has been scheduled in a northeastern court in the sexual assault case of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard.

TORONTO — Another prestigious honour for Bulldog Hanover. The world-record harness racer captured the 2022 Cam Fella Award, Standardbred Canada announced Thursday.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Wednesday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 06, 13, 25, 31, 41 & 47.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Bryce McConnell-Barker had two goals and an assist as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds picked up a 6-3 win to hand the Saginaw Spirit their fifth straight loss Wednesday.

TORONTO — Postmedia is moving a dozen of its Alberta community newspapers to digital-only formats, eyeing more outsourcing deals for printing, laying off workers and selling the home of the Calgary Herald.

TORONTO — TD Bank Group says its head of Canadian business banking Paul Douglas is stepping back from daily operations into the newly created position of chair of the division.