Ontario News

TORONTO — Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter Brent Butt is adding budding novelist to his resume with the release of his debut publication in October.

TORONTO — A special committee of independent directors at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. says it will recommend shareholders do not accept a buyout offer by a management-led group of employees.

TORONTO — TD Bank Group said Monday it will pay US$1.2 billion to settle a lawsuit related to one of the largest Ponzi schemes ever orchestrated.

Toronto-born actor Patrick J. Adams says that after living in the United States for about 20 years, a lot of Canadians may have assumed he’s only interested in pursuing opportunities there.

TORONTO — OMERS says it earned an investment return of 4.2 per cent for 2022 as gains in its private investments lifted its results even as global stock and bond markets tumbled lower. The return for 2022 followed a gain of 15.7 per cent in 2021.

Environment Canada has issued freezing rain warnings for southwestern Ontario, while it says parts of the Greater Toronto Area can expect a "messy mix" of snow and ice pellets.

TORONTO — James Click was named the vice-president of baseball strategy for the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.

GUELPH, Ont. — Jake Karabela scored at 1:47 of overtime as the Guelph Storm edged the visiting London Knights 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday.

Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after an officer shot a 44-year-old man in Guelph, Ont.

TORONTO — Peel Regional Police say they have charged a second suspect in an airline ticket scam allegedly operating across the Greater Toronto Area.