Ontario News

GUELPH — A Guelph police officer is facing an assault charge following an investigation into an incident that took place earlier this year.

TORONTO — Ontario's housing minister introduced legislation Monday intended to speed up the construction of new homes, as he admitted the province isn't currently on track to meet its goal of getting 1.5 million homes built over 10 years.

TORONTO — A Toronto doctor has had his medical licence revoked after he pleaded guilty to criminal harassment of more than a dozen girls and admitted to public masturbation.

TORONTO — Toronto police say they are looking for two suspects after anti-Muslim slurs were etched on a vehicle in the city last month. Police say officers were called to the area of Steeles Avenue West and Martin Grove Road at 3:35 a.m. on April 26.

SUNRISE — Joseph Woll did everything he could to hold the line. The Maple Leafs goaltender stretched, contorted and sprawled to make save after save against the Panthers' onslaught. His teammates weren't close to that level.

TORONTO — Star female pitcher Ayami Sato made history as the first woman to play in a Canadian men's professional baseball league on Sunday. She also had a perfect debut for the Intercounty Baseball League's Toronto Maple Leafs.

TORONTO — The United Steelworkers union says workers at five Starbucks locations in Ontario have ratified their first collective agreements.

LONDON — Easton Cowan had two goals and three assists, Sam O'Reilly and Jacob Julien each had a goal and assist, and the London Knights tied their Ontario Hockey League championship series at a game apiece with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Oshawa

TORONTO — Italian star Lorenzo Insigne, considered surplus to requirements by Toronto FC to start the season, stole the show Saturday. The 33-year-old Insigne scored his first MLS goal in 11 months and set up another as Toronto defeated D.C.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling pumpkin seeds in Ontario due to possible salmonella contamination.