Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario has asked thousands of family health-care workers to work evenings and weekends to help ease the burden on overwhelmed children's hospitals, a government memo obtained by The Canadian Press shows.

TORONTO — The union representing public high school teachers in Ontario says it was the victim of a ransomware attack earlier this year that compromised members' personal information.

TORONTO — Bet99 has added soccer star Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto FC's all-time leading scorer, as an ambassador. Bet99 made the announcement Wednesday.

TORONTO — Education workers across Ontario will be voting Thursday through to Dec. 5 to ratify a tentative deal with the province that averted a strike.

Toronto FC has selected Víctor Vázquez in Stage 2 of the Major League Soccer re-entry draft, paving the way for the Spanish midfielder's second stint with the club.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say four people have died in a head-on crash involving a pickup truck and an SUV on Highway 7 east of Peterborough. One person has been sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,220.01, up 242.88): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 74 cents, or 1.37 per cent, to $54.82 on 13.5 million shares.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs' defence has taken another huge hit after the team placed Morgan Rielly on long-term injured reserve Tuesday with a knee injury.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up nearly 250 points Tuesday, swept up by a reversal in oil prices and broad-based gains, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 242.88 points at 20,220.01.

TORONTO — There are less than two weeks to go in the Ontario NDP leadership race and Marit Stiles, the sole official candidate, is so far the presumptive winner.