Ontario News

A 41-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after a person was found dead in Cobourg, Ont., over the weekend.

OTTAWA — Former Prince Edward Island premier Dennis King has been appointed Canada's new ambassador to Ireland. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office announced the appointment today.

TORONTO — U.S. company Welltower Inc. has signed a deal to buy Amica Senior Lifestyles from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for $4.6 billion. The deal includes 31 seniors residences and seven under construction.

TORONTO — MediPharm Labs Corp. has signed a deal to sell its facility in Hope, B.C., to Rubicon Organics Inc. for $4.5 million in cash.

SUDBURY, Ont. — Kieron Walton scored 73 seconds into overtime to lift the Sudbury Wolves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Brampton Steelheads in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday.

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario (AP) — Long after his Niagara Ice Dogs teammates and coaches had left, Hayden Jeffery lingered with his family and friends high up in the Meridian Centre stands relishing one of the most triumphant moments of his young career.

LONDON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Moscow can't be trusted in any agreement to end its invasion of Ukraine, as European leaders craft plans to rely less on Washington and protect the continent from more incursions by Russian President Vladim

TORONTO — U.S. threats to impose tariffs on Canadian goods have been a blessing and a curse for Julie Brown.

WASHINGTON — Canadians are feeling a foreboding sense of déjà vu as the country waits to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of economy-wide tariffs ultimately materialize on Tuesday, tipping North America into a trade war.

ORLANDO — Two games into the Major League Soccer season and winless Toronto FC is very much a work in progress. Orlando (1-1-0) scored two goals in two minutes and survived a late Toronto FC rally en route to a 4-2 win in MLS play Saturday.