Latest Ontario News

Canadian authorities have seized 598 stolen vehicles at Montreal port

Apr. 03, 2024 20:18 PM EDT

MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian authorities said Wednesday they prevented nearly 600 stolen vehicles from being exported overseas after searching 390 shipping containers at the Port of Montreal. Around three-quarters of the 598 seized vehicles, with an estimated value of $34.5 million...

Authorities identify remains of man who went missing in Niagara Falls in 1990 and drifted 145 miles

Apr. 03, 2024 12:27 PM EDT

OSWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — A body that washed up on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1992 has been identified as a Buffalo man who is believed to have died going over Niagara Falls. Vincent Stack went missing in Niagara Falls State Park on Dec. 4, 1990. DNA technology helped identify his...

Canada's Niagara region declares a state of emergency to prepare for an influx of eclipse viewers

Mar. 30, 2024 12:20 PM EDT

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — Ontario’s Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it prepares to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April. The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be the first to touch the province since 1979, and Niagara...

Canadian Solar: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 14, 2024 06:33 AM EDT

ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.4 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents. The results topped Wall Street...

Clippers to move their G League team to Oceanside in northern San Diego County

Mar. 11, 2024 18:32 PM EDT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The Clippers are returning to San Diego — sort of. The Los Angeles Clippers announced Monday that their G League team will move to Oceanside and rebrand as the San Diego Clippers. The team will play in the new Frontwave Arena beginning with the 2024-25...

Dodge muscle cars live on with new versions of the Charger powered by electricity or gasoline

Mar. 05, 2024 15:03 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — America’s muscle car culture is adapting to the new world of electric vehicles, but the gasoline-powered high-performance road beasts will be around for at least a few more years. Dodge on Tuesday unveiled two battery-powered versions of the Charger muscle car that...

A joint US-Canadian investigation results in the seizure of a record 274 guns

Feb. 22, 2024 17:20 PM EST

ORILLIA, Ontario (AP) — A joint investigation by Canadian police and U.S. law enforcement has led to what they call a record-breaking gun bust with 274 illegals guns being seized. Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday the investigation with U.S. Homeland Security resulted in...

Student, 18, charged with plotting deadly shooting at his Southern California high school

Feb. 14, 2024 21:35 PM EST

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — An 18-year-old student authorities say had researched school shootings and had an arsenal of guns at his home was charged Wednesday with planning to attack a Southern California campus. Sebastian Villasenor of Eastvale was charged with five counts of...

Waste Connections: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 13, 2024 17:22 PM EST

ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) — Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $126.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had net income of 49 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were...

Ex-Mountie intelligence official sentenced to 14 years for breaking Canada's secrets law

Feb. 07, 2024 13:29 PM EST

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge Wednesday sentenced a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force to 14 years in prison for breaching the country's secrets law. Cameron Jay Ortis led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Operations Research group, which...