Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police have joined with their Greater Toronto Area counterparts to create a provincial taskforce aimed at addressing a rise in carjackings.

TORONTO — The Insurance Bureau of Canada says severe storms and flash floods in Ontario this summer caused more than $340 million in insured losses, according to initial estimates. The estimate from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.

TORONTO — The six teams in the Professional Women’s Hockey League will open training camps on Nov. 15 in advance of the league's inaugural season.

TORONTO — As more and more homeowners face mortgage renewals at surprisingly higher interest rates, some are facing the dreaded prospect of having to sell a home they can no longer afford.

TORONTO — The Canadian cop show spinoff "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent" has its cast.

TORONTO — Sean Kady spent most of his 20s toting around a teal tackle box that once belonged to his roommate's grandfather. Occasionally, people would spot the box and ask to borrow a wrench, but it didn't contain tools or bait.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Carson Rehkopf scored two goals and added a pair of assists as the Kitchener Rangers routed the Windsor Spitfires 11-2 in Ontario Hockey League action at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium on Sunday.

TORONTO — It might have been a G'day for the Cairns Taipans in terms of fun basketball experiences, but it was anything but on the scoreboard for the visiting Australians as they were crushed 134-93 by the Toronto Raptors in a Sunday exhibition game

HAMILTON — The federal New Democrats plan to make pharmacare a central issue in the next election if the Liberals do not meet the bar the opposition party has set for legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian autoworkers have voted to ratify a three-year contract agreement with General Motors. Members of Unifor, the union representing about 4,300 Canadian workers at three Ontario GM facilities, voted 80.