Ontario News

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed down more than 250 points Tuesday in broad losses led by energy and technology over interest rate concerns and a drop in crude prices, while U.S. stock markets were also in the red.

TORONTO — A former director of quality and compliance at CannTrust Holdings Inc. says he warned the company's chief executive that Health Canada could levy penalties if the firm grew cannabis in unlicensed rooms at its Niagara, Ont. facility.

TORONTO — Marit Stiles is set to be the next leader of the Ontario NDP after the Toronto member of provincial parliament was the sole contender.

TORONTO — Thomas Allen & Son, one of Canada's oldest book distributors, will close its doors in a matter of months, becoming what the company's CEO describes as another casualty of consolidation in the publishing industry.

TORONTO — Doctors say influenza spread is starting to hit older adults as surveillance levels indicate the hospitalization rate of seniors is not that far behind that of children. Data from the Public Health Agency of Canada for the week ending Nov.

TORONTO — Canada's housing market is continuing to slow as home sales in some of the country's biggest cities retreated in November.

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a small plane crashed onto a major highway, sending two people onboard to hospital. OPP say the Cessna 150 crashed into the centre median of Highway 401 around 8:15 p.m.

Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Jordan Romano was named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award on Tuesday as Canadian baseball player of the year.

TORONTO — Shawcor Ltd. says it has acquired Kanata Electronic Services Ltd., a privately owned manufacturer and supplier of specialty cable assemblies and wire harnesses for the nuclear and aerospace industries.

TORONTO — DoorDash is changing the way it charges commission to Canadian restaurants with a new, tiered model.