Around Ontario

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say a man charged with attempted murder will have his charge upgraded now that his wife has died.

TORONTO — For the second week in a row, Toronto FC and coach Greg Vanney have been fined for violating Major League Soccer's mass confrontation policy.

TORONTO — Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir knew they were taking a huge risk when they came out of a two-year retirement, setting their lofty sights on a gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Almost no one was happy with the news.

Three police forces in Ontario are now accusing an Alberta man of fraudulently buying new cars. Niagara Regional Police had announced five charges against the man this week.

MONTREAL — A Nova Scotia man who served time in a Nepalese prison for sexually abusing a nine-year-old boy has been acquitted on a charge of failing to report to police in Quebec and register as a sex offender upon his return to the country.

TORONTO — If anyone is looking for activist folk singer Bruce Cockburn to deliver a passionate lyrical rebuke for our tumultuous times, they're not going to find it on his newest album.

TORONTO — Pop singer Andy Kim, rockers Chilliwack and alt-country band Cowboy Junkies are among the acts being added to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame this year. The ceremony, which takes place at Calgary's Studio Bell on Oct.

A northwestern Ontario First Nation says it's been forced to evacuate because of poor water quality, and it's asking the federal government for help.

MIDLAND, Ont. — Provincial police say a man has been charged with drunk driving after a car crashed into a house in Midland, Ont., early today. Police say the car collided with the house on William Street shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — A 29-year-old man from Brantford, Ont., faces dozens of charges after allegedly stealing tires and rims off vehicles parked at Go Transit stations.