Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is rushing to get ready-to-drink cocktails on grocery store shelves amid a strike at the province's main liquor retailer that has focused on that very issue.

The Tourism Industry Association of Ontario is calling for a swift resolution to an ongoing strike by the province's liquor store workers, saying the labour dispute is affecting tourism operators during their peak season.

HAMILTON — Seven years after it climbed out of creditor protection and embarked on a major turnaround, Stelco Holdings Inc. said it will be acquired by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in a $3.4-billion deal. In a release Monday, the storied Hamilton, Ont.

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. says it expects to have slashed 25 per cent of its full-time workforce by the end of next month compared with the beginning of its 2023 fiscal year, as the company continues to "aggressively cut costs.

The Bank of Canada says business and consumer sentiment remained subdued during the second quarter of the year even as the country saw its first interest rate cut.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.8 per cent to $82.2 billion in May.

TORONTO — Toronto police have arrested two people they say have been targeting Ontario Disability Support Program clients in a robbery investigation.

Ontario's main liquor retailer said Sunday it has abandoned plans to open a handful of locations for in-store shopping amid the ongoing strike by thousands of its employees.

Durham Regional Police have identified the man and woman killed in a shooting in Oshawa, Ont., early Saturday afternoon. Police say the victims are Patrick Montgomery and Andrieana Montgomery, both 42.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police say a man who was allegedly kidnapped from outside his workplace north of Toronto has been found in good health, though the search is still on for multiple suspects in the case.