Ontario News

OTTAWA — Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont says he did not approve an advertisement for a Conservative party event that led the NDP to accuse him of partisanship.

HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — David Skinns had six birdies in a seven-hole stretch and shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday at Hamilton Golf and Country Club to take the first-round lead in the RBC Canadian Open.

HAMILTON — If golf was a game of who has the biggest gallery, Nick Taylor, Taylor Pendrith, and Rory McIlroy would be the runaway leaders at the RBC Canadian Open.

OTTAWA — A massive new Toronto vaccine factory, tasked with making flu shots and preparing for the next pandemic, won't start producing shots until 2027 — as much as a year later than the company initially envisioned when the plant was first announce

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,071.71, up or down 173.73): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 10 cents, or 0.18 per cent, to $54.57 on 9.8 million shares.

Canada's main stock index differentiated itself from sliding U.S. markets Thursday, gaining more than 150 points on the back of better-than-expected quarterly results from Royal Bank and CIBC. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 173.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested immigrants are to blame for the shooting of an empty Jewish school in Toronto over the weekend, despite police saying they have little information on the suspects.

TORONTO — CIBC and Royal Bank wrapped a round of second-quarter bank earnings on Thursday that showed rising but manageable consumer strain.

TORONTO — One of eight teen girls charged in the death of a homeless man in downtown Toronto pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday.

TORONTO — Brookfield is in talks to acquire a majority stake in French renewable power developer Neoen, with plans to buy the remaining interest in the company, if it is successful in reaching a deal.