Ontario News

TORONTO — A former Toronto police officer who shot a teen on an empty streetcar told a coroner's inquest Monday that having a stun gun would have "changed everything.

TORONTO — Dexter Janke is the new head football coach at York University. The school announced the hiring Monday. Janke, 31, served as the head coach of the Westshore Rebels last season.

TORONTO — Montreal centre Marie-Philip Poulin, New York centre Jade Downie-Landry and Boston centre Alina Muller have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League's three stars of the week.

Toronto police say one person has been sent to hospital as they look for a suspect reportedly carrying a machete.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,924.30, up 17.78 points): Royal Bank of Canada. (TSX:RY). Finance. Down 40 cents, or 0.30 per cent, to $133.41 on 14.9 million shares.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Algoma Steel Group Inc. says a structure supporting utilities piping at its coke-making plant collapsed on Saturday.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged higher Monday, while U.S. markets continued to rise after the S&P 500 ended last week at a record high. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 17.78 points at 20,924.30.

TORONTO — Two days after losing his UFC middleweight title to Dricus Du Plessis in a split decision, Sean Strickland is disputing the result. "I won that fight, the world knows I won that fight … The belt they gave you will never make you a champion.

TORONTO — As Danesh Mohiuddin stepped on to Toronto's subway to take his daughter to daycare, he did a double take. The Stanley Cup and former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Tomas Kaberle were on the same TTC car as him.

TORONTO — Global startup accelerator Plug and Play is entering Canada's fintech market with Visa Canada as a founding sponsor.