Ontario News

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged higher Monday as gains in the telecom sector helped offset losses in energy and industrials, while U.S. stock markets were mixed and the Nasdaq lost 1.2 per cent.

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservatives released their platform Monday, with three days until election day, and it contains $40 billion in promises plus a proposal to get rid of the minimum retail price for liquor.

TORONTO — Toronto FC has sent teenage defender Adam Pearlman on a season-long loan to Halifax Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League. The 19-year-old Canadian youth international from Maple, Ont.

OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh says he's "absolutely" the right person to lead the New Democrats into the next election despite the party's drop in the polls.

TORONTO — Toronto officials say the city is ready to respond to any potential flooding as piles of snow accumulated during recent storms start to melt.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The CFL Players' Association appointed David Mackie as its new executive director Monday.

OTTAWA — The world marked the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Monday.

A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.

TORONTO — Pension fund manager OMERS says it earned a return of 8.3 per cent in 2024, net of expenses. The fund says the result topped its 7.5 per cent benchmark for the year. Its net assets totalled $138.2 billion at Dec. 31, 2024, up from $128.

The Progressive Conservatives are looking to win a third consecutive majority government for the first time in more than 50 years when Ontario votes on Thursday.