Ontario News

OTTAWA — A Canadian soldier deployed to Europe has died of medical complications. The Canadian Armed Forces says Lt.-Col. Kent Miller was serving in Casteau, Belgium, when he died Monday.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ilya Protas had two goals and an assist as the Windsor Spitfires hammered the Saginaw Spirit 7-2 on Wednesday in the Ontario Hockey League.

OSHAWA, Ont. — The Canadian Hockey League swept the inaugural CHL-USA Prospects Challenge on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government introduced a stand-alone bill to implement its proposed GST holiday Wednesday, hours after the NDP threatened it would not pass the legislation if it was linked to a $250 rebate for working Canadians.

Provincial police are warning the public to be on the lookout for an armed man who allegedly fired shots at multiple vehicles along Highway 401 on Tuesday morning.

OTTAWA — The dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami said, after a $50 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Wednesday, helped by strength in telecommunication and utility stocks, while U.S. stock markets moved lower ahead of Thanksgiving. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 83.16 points at 25,488.30.

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to create a mandatory minimum fine of $500,000 for employers repeatedly convicted of fatal and other serious health and safety violations, one piece of a wide-ranging labour bill introduced Wednesday.

TORONTO — Slinder Bhatti remembers what a crisis helpline did for her many years ago. "I was a young adult and I was having my own struggles," she said. "I remember feeling like I had no one to talk to.

TORONTO — Kelowna will host the Memorial Cup in the spring of 2026. It will be the first time the B.C. city has hosted the annual junior hockey competition since 2004.