Ontario News

OTTAWA — Federal and provincial leaders are working to dismantle internal trade barriers that push up the cost of goods and make it harder to do business within Canada.

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Chase Elliott couldn't have picked a better setting for a drought-breaking win .

TORONTO — Missing nine players through injury and international commitments, Toronto FC managed a rare home win Saturday with a 3-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.

TORONTO — The Masai Ujiri era of the Toronto Raptors is officially over.

NEW YORK — Matt (Ginjaninja) Campbell became the first player to retain the bet365 North American Darts Championship title when he defeated (Gentleman) Jim Long 6-3 in an all-Canadian final Saturday.

TORONTO — Canada's largest private-sector union says labour talks it's had with the CN Tower have reached a standstill, raising the risk of a lockout or strike ahead of Canada Day.

STRATHROY — Ontario Provincial Police say a 27-year-old from Strathoy has been charged with first-degree murder. Police say members of the Strathroy-Cardoc Police Service responded to a medical emergency on Ashby Crescent on Friday afternoon.

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Schaefer stood up when his name was called. The emotion was too much. Thinking about the person he wished more than anything could be by his side overwhelmed the 17-year-old defenceman. The tears flowed soon after.

TORONTO — Artin Avaznia says he was transformed the first time he saw a group of Iranians marching in Toronto's Pride parade. The Iranian-Canadian dancer was in his mid-20s and it was his first time attending North America's largest Pride festival.

Police in Halton Region say a search dog was injured earlier this week after finding a loaded firearm during a post-arrest search in Burlington, Ont.