Ontario News

Toronto filmmaker Clement Virgo has worked in the industry for over two decades, yet he says he was surprised to find out that his coming-of-age film set in Scarborough is this year's leading film nominee heading into the Canadian Screen Awards.

TORONTO — U.S.-Canadian artist Tim Whiten has won the $75,000 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the Art Gallery of Ontario. As part of the 2022 prize, Whiten will get a solo exhibition at the Toronto gallery in 2025.

TORONTO — Jake Muzzin won't play again this season. Whether the veteran defenceman can eventually resume his NHL career remains to be seen.

TORONTO — The world premiere of U.S. choreographer Helen Pickett’s “Emma Bovary” will open the next season of the National Ballet of Canada.

CHATHAM, Ont. — Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins will be honoured by his hometown with a new statue. The city of Chatham-Kent in southwestern Ontario will unveil a nine-foot tall bronze figure of Jenkins on June 10.

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says Canadian auto production rose last year to break a five-year streak of declining output. The consultancy says total light vehicle production totalled 1.

TORONTO — Country-pop superstar Shania Twain and alternative rock favourite Weezer are hitting the stage at this year's Ottawa Bluesfest.

TORONTO — The sale of Freshii Inc. to Montreal-based Foodtastic Inc. is complete. In a deal originally announced in December, the healthy fast-food chain says Foodtastic has acquired all of its voting shares at $2.30 per share.

Toronto’s deputy mayor says she has no plans to call an early meeting of city council to fast-track the path to a mayoral byelection to replace John Tory.

TORONTO — Canopy Growth Corp. will hold its prices as licensed pot producers weigh whether to pass along to consumers the savings from the Ontario Cannabis Store's forthcoming margin decrease. The Smiths Falls, Ont.