York Region
TORONTO — Italian star Federico Bernardeschi ended a lengthy scoreless drought with a pair of goals and added an assist Saturday to help Toronto FC defeat FC Dallas 3-1 in MLS play, extending TFC’s winning streak to four games in all competitions. Bernardeschi had been shut out in 19 games since scoring twice in a […]
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has acknowledged the charges laid Friday in relation to the murder of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Speaking Saturday at a Sikh Foundation of Canada gala at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Trudeau said Canadians have a fundamental right to live safely, free from discrimination and threats […]
TORONTO — Black youth in Canada face multiple barriers in getting access to mental health services — and health-care providers can make the situation more difficult, experts say. The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario is holding a conference in Toronto on Saturday for family doctors, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other health-care providers […]
OSHAWA, Ont. — Ty Nelson capped a four-point night with the game-winning goal 4:53 into double overtime as the North Bay Battalion defeated the Oshawa Generals 5-4 on Friday to stave off elimination in Ontario Hockey League playoff action. Nelson also scored the game-tying goal at 11:19 of the third period for North Bay, which […]
The Consulate General of India in Toronto has identified the two grandparents who died earlier this week in a wrong-way highway crash. It expressed condolences on social media for the loss of “Indian nationals Mr. Manivannan, Mrs. Mahalakshmi and their grandchild” in the Monday crash on Highway 401. Ontario’s police watchdog has said a 60-year-old […]
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose Friday, led by strength in base metals, utilities and telecom, while U.S. markets rallied after the latest jobs report came in cooler than expected. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 124.19 points at 21,947.41. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 450.02 points at 38,675.68. […]
TORONTO — Italian star Lorenzo Insigne, working his way back from a hamstring injury, was on the field with the rest of Toronto FC on Friday while fellow designated player Richie Laryea, recovering from hamstring surgery, was seen running with a trainer. That was the good news, with Insigne possibly returning as early as next […]
One of the organizers of a month-long boycott of Loblaw-owned stores says she met with the grocer’s president and CEO Per Bank on Thursday afternoon. Emily Johnson, who started the Reddit page that led to the boycott, says she shared shoppers’ concerns and questions with Bank, and she feels like the boycotters have the company’s […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says universities have to be trusted to manage their campuses as pro-Palestine student protesters set up encampments at several institutions across Canada. Trudeau was asked about the encampments today while making a housing announcement in Hamilton. He says universities are places of learning where ideas can be exchanged and debated, but […]
TORONTO — TD Bank Group could be hit with more severe penalties than previously expected, says a banking analyst after a report that the investigation it faces in the U.S. is tied to laundering illicit fentanyl profits. National Bank analyst Gabriel Dechaine said in a note that the worst-case scenario of the multiple U.S. investigations […]