Author: The Canadian Press

MARKHAM — Police in York Region say a 12-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder and several other offences after a shooting in Markham, Ont., earlier this month. Police say they responded to reports of a shooting in the area of McCowan Road and 14th Avenue on Aug. 14. Officers found a man with […]

DALLAS (AP) — Families of some of the 346 people killed in crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners held photos of their dead loved ones Wednesday outside a federal court in Texas, where a judge is hearing arguments on the U.S. government’s motion to dismiss a felony conspiracy charge against the aerospace company in connection […]

Police in York Region say a suspected arson at a home in Richmond Hill, Ont., that left an 11-year-old girl dead and four others critically injured is now being investigated as a homicide. Police say they were called to the scene on Skywood Drive just before 3 a.m. on Monday after a report of a […]

MARKHAM — IndyCar is coming to Markham, Ont. The open-wheel auto racing series announced on Wednesday that it’s moving the Grand Prix of Toronto from Exhibition Place in the city’s downtown core to its northeastern suburb and that it will now be held later in the summer. Neil Lumsden, Ontario’s Minister of Sport, said he […]

The family of a man who was fatally shot in his Vaughan, Ont., home during a home invasion is set to speak today along with the city’s mayor to call for changes to Canada’s criminal justice system. Police say Abdul Aleem Farooqi, 46, died from gunshot wounds after at least three male suspects broke into […]

MARKHAM — IndyCar is coming to Markham, Ont. The open-wheel auto racing series is holding a news conference this morning to announce that it will start hosting an event in the Toronto suburb. Markham mayor Frank Scarpitti and Ontario’s minister of sport Neil Lumsden will both be in attendance. The Grand Prix of Toronto is […]

TORONTO — Toronto has parted ways with Ola Brynhildsen, with the forward headed back to his native Norway to join Bodø/Glimt on loan. The 26-year-old came to Toronto in February from Denmark’s FC Midtjylland on a year-long loan with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the current season. “We want […]

Toronto police say they have recovered the body of a man who fell off a Jet Ski along the shoreline in Scarborough last week. Police have said they were called to the scene near Bluffer’s Park around 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 24 after a man in his 20s reportedly fell into the water. Police said […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is reacting angrily to news of the closure of a plant that bottles Crown Royal, pouring out a bottle at a press conference and encouraging others to dump the whisky as well. Spirits maker Diageo announced last week that it will cease operations at its bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., early […]

Sudbury police say they’re searching for three additional suspects after two people were found dead and two others were arrested following a shooting in an apartment building last week. Police say they responded to a report of gunshots inside a building on Paris Street in the city’s south end the evening of Aug. 29. Two […]