Ontario News

TORONTO — Labatt Breweries of Canada and the National Hockey League have announced a deal that will see Budweiser become an official beer of the NHL in Canada. Financial terms of the multi-year agreement were not immediately available.

OTTAWA — The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others.

TORONTO — The bottom half of the Orioles' batting order delivered in the opener of a four-game series in Toronto. On Tuesday night, the top half showed it has plenty of power too.

OTTAWA — The union representing thousands of Canadian border workers says they will begin job action Friday afternoon if no deal is reached by then.

OTTAWA — Bill Cameron was looking forward to this week for a long time. The Second World War veteran was planning to be part of Canada's delegation heading to Normandy, France, to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6.

Caledon, Ont., is preparing to welcome the world — through the RBC Canadian Open — to its rolling green hills.

TORONTO — A lawsuit filed against quarterback Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts by a former assistant strength-and-conditioning coach has been settled.

KINGSTON, ONTARIO — Police in Kingston, Ont., say a 32-year-old mother is facing numerous charges after two children were abandoned in an apartment and one of them died.

OTTAWA — It is "concerning" that a parliamentary committee report says some Canadian MPs "wittingly" aided foreign state actors, but it is up to law enforcement to decide if they broke the law, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday.

TORONTO — A northern Ontario First Nation that has been plagued by mercury poisoning for decades said Tuesday it is suing the governments of Ontario and Canada over mercury contamination in a river system that flows through its territory.