TORONTO - The Toronto Port Authority is putting off plans to fill in an area of Lake Ontario near Billy Bishop Airport because it's unclear if the material would be able to support a proposed runway extension. Porter Airlines and city council are trying to extend the runway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport by 168 metres at each end to allow for the use of jets. Porter announced in April that it had placed a conditional order for 12 Bombardier CS100 jets that would allow the airline to fly to Los Angeles, Florida, Calgary and the Caribbean.

TORONTO - Premier Kathleen Wynne says she's pleased the New Democrats will support her budget and avert a provincial election. Now that the threat's over, she says she'll look at dates for two byelections in London and Windsor. The seats were vacated in February by former cabinet ministers Dwight Duncan and Chris Bentley. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says her party will prop up the minority Liberals for now because they've met enough of her demands. Horwath says Wynne didn't give them everything they wanted, but it's enough to gain NDP support.

OTTAWA - A federal agency that ensures banks and other financial institutions follow the rules has itself broken the rules on hospitality spending. The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada spent well in excess of the maximum allowed for a gala dinner in Toronto last November. The agency bought a table for 10 people during credit education week, paying $155 a person —above the $108.42 maximum set by the Harper government.

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford threatened to kill plans for a new casino in the city Thursday unless Ontario’s governing Liberals divulged how much money it could bring in for Canada’s most populous city. In a hastily called news conference, Ford said if the province doesn’t agree to at least $100 million a year in hosting fees, the “deal is dead.” But after Ford spoke, Finance Minister Charles Sousa’s office said a new formula would give Toronto $53.7 million a year, far below Ford’s expectations.