Ontario News

TORONTO — Glancing across the Rogers Centre field to see his name on the stadium's Level of Excellence still leaves former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista with a "surreal" feeling.

TORONTO — Ontario intends to designate the mineral-rich Ring of Fire as a so-called special economic zone "as quickly as possible," Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.

CALEDON — You wouldn't know that Hunter Thomson was playing his first professional round of golf. It certainly didn't feel any different to him. The 21-year-old from Calgary fired a 3-under 67 on Thursday at the RBC Canadian Open.

TORONTO — Catcher Tyler Heineman has made the most of his opportunities in a backup role with the Toronto Blue Jays this season.

OTTAWA — Ottawa is reviewing its spending "from top to bottom" as Canada's closest allies call on Canada to hike defence spending to levels not seen since the height of the Cold War, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Thursday.

Smoke from wildfires burning in other parts of Canada has prompted Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings or statements for much of Ontario.

TORONTO — Tom Green says he isn’t big on political statements — but in his own way, he’s taking a stand.

Police north of Toronto say a man has been charged in an alleged series of hate-motivated graffiti incidents in Richmond Hill, Ont., last week.

TORONTO — An infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, said Thursday.

TORONTO — Doctors and nurses licensed in the United States will soon be able to more easily practise in Ontario, under changes announced today by the minister of health.