Toronto

WestJet adding fuel surcharge to companion voucher bookings

Beginning April 8, WestJet said it will introduce a temporary surcharge on all companion voucher bookings to help manage the recent surge in aviation fuel prices.

Boosting financial trade with China key to diversification, Champagne says

Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said he met with Lan Fo'an, China's finance minister, and Vice Premier He Lifeng during his trip in Beijing.

Florida vice mayor found dead in her home, husband faces murder charge

Authorities said her death appeared to be the result of a domestic incident and that her husband, Stephen Bowen, 40, was in custody.

Line 5 Eglinton trains to run later into the night starting Sunday

Service hours on Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT are being extended beginning April 5, with trains running later into the night as the TTC moves toward full operations.

2 US aircraft shot down in Iran. At least 1 crew member is missing

One fighter jet was shot down in Iran. A U.S. crew member from that plane was rescued, but a second was missing, and a U.S. military search-and-rescue operation was underway.

U.S. economy added 178k jobs in March, rebounding from February slump

The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that hiring marked a rebound from the loss of 133,000 jobs in February. The job gains were about three times what economists had forecast.

SIU probing sex assault claim in woman’s arrest at Cardi B Hamilton concert

Ontario’s police watchdog is seeking video and witnesses after a woman was forcibly removed from a Hamilton concert earlier this week.

Advanced voting begins in 3 key byelections. What to know

The byelections this month are in two Liberal stronghold seats in the Toronto area and one contested riding in Quebec, north of Montreal.