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Niagara Falls tourist attraction Marineland facing charges over care of its black bears

May. 31, 2023 19:06 PM EDT

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — Ontario has charged the Niagara Falls, Ontario, tourist attraction Marineland over the care of its black bears. The Ministry of the Solicitor General said Wednesday charges were laid out on Tuesday. “Marineland of Canada, Inc. in...

Canadian Solar: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 18, 2023 06:14 AM EDT

ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $83.7 million. The Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had profit of $1.19 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The...

Sky beat Lynx in preseason game in WNBA's first trip to Canada

May. 13, 2023 19:57 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Kahleah Copper had 18 points and nine rebounds, and the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-74 in a preseason game on Saturday in the WNBA's first visit to Canada. Kayana Traylor scored 13 points, and Robyn Parks and Morgan Bertsch had 12 apiece for Chicago. ...

CVB Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 26, 2023 18:05 PM EDT

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — CVB Financial Corp. (CVBF) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $59.3 million. The bank, based in Ontario, California, said it had earnings of 42 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street...

Waste Connections: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 26, 2023 17:17 PM EDT

ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $197.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had profit of 77 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were...

Small earthquake rumbles upstate New York

Apr. 23, 2023 17:09 PM EDT

ADAMS CENTER, N.Y. (AP) — A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook parts of upstate New York on Sunday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of significant damage. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake struck at 2:10 p.m. with an epicenter about 10 miles (16...

Canada's Trudeau hails VW plant as 'generational' investment

Apr. 21, 2023 16:04 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A massive Volkswagen electric battery plant being built in Ontario will create 3,000 jobs and represent a “generational investment” for Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. The German automaker last month announced plans for the...

Authorities: Suspect arrested in killing of Oregon policeman

Apr. 17, 2023 13:44 PM EDT

ONTARIO, Oregon (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting an eastern Oregon reserve police officer after a car chase over the weekend, prosecutors said Monday. Officer Joseph Johnson, a 43-year-old reserve officer for the Nyssa Police Department, was...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Apr. 14, 2023 11:35 AM EDT

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Federal...

Hundreds of thousands still in dark from ice storm in Canada

Apr. 07, 2023 17:22 PM EDT

MONTREAL (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people remained without power Friday in eastern Canada two days after a storm left parts of Quebec and Ontario coated in ice, causing tree limbs to break and fall on power lines, The vast majority of the active outages were reported in...