Ontario News

Residents in Brampton, Ont., may soon be barred from setting off personal fireworks on major holidays as the city moves to issue a ban following a surge in complaints related to safety, noise and debris.

A man was shot dead and another was injured in a confrontation with plainclothes officers in unmarked vehicles northeast of Toronto on Friday, prompting an investigation by Ontario's police watchdog.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police in Brampton, Ont., say one pedestrian is dead and a woman who came to her aid suffered serious injuries after they were both hit by vehicles. Peel Regional Police say they got a call around 5:45 a.m.

TORONTO — Torstar Corp. says Neil Oliver will become the new chief executive of the Toronto Star newspaper's parent company.

WATERLOO, Ont. — The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a plane overshot the runway at an airport west of Toronto on Friday morning.

TORONTO — Shoppers are out deal hunting this Black Friday despite decades-high inflation and rising interest rates.

TORONTO — The FIFA World Cup is bringing a welcome surge in traffic to restaurants and bars. Rocco Mastrangelo Jr.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Kyle Jackson scored two goals, Charlie Robertson posted an 18-save shutout and the North Bay Battalion defeated the Ottawa 67's 5-0 on Thursday.

TORONTO — Six works by Lawren Harris led Heffel’s fall auction Thursday, selling for a total of $7.3 million. One of the canvases, "House in the Ward, Winter, City Painting No. 1," sold for $2,521,250.

LONDON, Ont. — Laval Rouge et Or receiver Kevin Mital was named the winner of the Hec Crighton Trophy as the most outstanding player in U Sports football at the annual Vanier Cup all-Canadian awards banquet on Thursday.