Ontario News

TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who faces multiple sex assault charges, is opting for a preliminary inquiry and a jury trial in his Toronto case.

TORONTO — The year's most borrowed books at some of Canada's biggest libraries include "The Women" by Kristin Hannah and "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros.

TORONTO — Scotiabank says it has received regulatory approval for the second phase of its investment in U.S. bank KeyCorp. The big Canadian bank said Friday the approval came from the board of governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose one per cent to $83.7 billion in October.

WAWA, Ont. — Police say the suspect in a shooting that injured one employee at a northern Ontario credit union branch is dead.

TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz became the latest significant Toronto Maple Leafs player to suffer an injury with the NHL season just shy of the one-third mark.

OTTAWA — As the U.S.

TORONTO — A decision over whether to expand an obscure dog sport in Ontario sparked division within Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative caucus that saw the premier agree to cancel a new licensing regime before later resurrecting it, The Canadian Pre

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Gavin Bryant scored the overtime winner to give the Peterborough Petes a 4-3 win over the Oshawa Generals in Ontario Hockey League play on Thursday night.

TORONTO (AP) — Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Thursday night. William Nylander also scored and John Tavares had two assists for the Maple Leafs, who have won two straight.