Ontario News

TORONTO — Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris and cornerback Tyrell Ford of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were named the top offensive and defensive players Wednesday in the CFL's monthly honour roll. Harris earned a grade of 90.

OTTAWA — A Federal Court of Appeal judge has acquitted Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. of contempt of court related to excessively long hours worked by employees.

OTTAWA — Shopify Inc. has named a new chief technology officer, filling a role that has been empty since January 2023. The Ottawa-based e-commerce software firm says Mikhail Parakhin will take on the job.

TORONTO — A woman is dead and a man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a fire that broke out at a home in Toronto just after midnight.

TORONTO — An arbitrator has upheld the CFL's indefinite suspension of Montreal Alouettes defensive end Shawn Lemon for sports betting. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — It didn't matter to Toronto FC that they were trailing 2-1 on aggregate heading into the second leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal. They're always playing to win.

WIKWEMIKONG, Ont. — Police say two people have been charged in the death of an infant in a First Nation on Manitoulin Island. Ontario Provincial Police say an infant in Wikwemikong First Nation was taken to hospital on May 8.

TORONTO — Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Canada, with some provinces reporting sharp increases compared to pre-pandemic averages.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower on Tuesday, weighed down by energy stocks as oil prices retreated, while U.S. markets inched higher and the Dow added a few points to Monday's record high. U.S.

OTTAWA — Canada's consul general in New York has been given a second opportunity to testify before a House of Commons committee about his official residence, which the government recently purchased for $9 million.