Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario is investing $93 million to build a new base and buy new planes for Ornge, the province's air ambulance organization.

OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet Monday, leaving her post as deputy prime minister and finance minister on the same day she was expected to deliver the government's fall economic statement.

OTTAWA — Canada's housing shortage, widely recognized as a national crisis and the catalyst of significant immigration cuts, is The Canadian Press News Story of the Year.

OTTAWA — Ottawa plans to boost penalties for anti-money-laundering oversight failures by 40 times as part of several measures it wants to roll out to crack down on the issue.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats hired Brent Monson as their defensive co-ordinator Tuesday. Monson, a Hamilton native, joins the Ticats after 15 seasons with the Calgary Stampeders, the last six as their defensive co-ordinator.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Police in Durham Region say two retirement home employees have been charged with criminal negligence after a resident in their care died last year after being locked out of the building.

Easton Cowan had to bide his time. Taken in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League's 2021 priority selection draft by the London Knights, he was initially bumped down two levels at age 16 for more seasoning. Cowan took the demotion in stride.

OTTAWA — The federal banking regulator says the amount of money Canada's big banks must keep on hand in case of economic shock will stay at its current level.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada estimates the country's population grew by 176,699 people between July 1 and Oct. 1, marking the slowest pace of growth since the first quarter of 2022. Canada’s population is estimated to have reached roughly 41.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says.