York Region
DAVIE — AFC Toronto exited the World Sevens Football seven-a-side tournament on a winning note Saturday, edging the Kansas City Current 3-2. But two prior losses meant the Northern Super League team will not make Sunday’s semifinals at the eight-team US$5 million tournament. It’s the inaugural North American edition of the seven-a-side tournament. The Bayern […]
TORONTO — Toronto police say two people are facing aggravated assault charges after an incident in a downtown subway station that saw a TTC employee and patron allegedly stab each other. Police say officers were first called to Dundas Station on Nov. 26 just after 1 p.m. for a report of a stabbing. Police say […]
TORONTO — Police in Toronto say they’ve called in Ontario’s police watchdog to investigate after a man was shot early this morning at a train station. Police say officers received a report of an armed person at the Danforth GO Station just after 1 a.m. They say officers located the man at the station who […]
TORONTO — The draw for next summer’s World Cup has opened the possibility that Canada will face Italy in its June 12 opener in Toronto, and hopes in the city’s Little Italy neighbourhood are running high. The Canadian men’s soccer team drew Switzerland, the fifth-ranked team in Pot 2, and Qatar, the 10th-ranked side in […]
TORONTO — Without Frank Gehry, the Art Gallery of Ontario wouldn’t be what it is today. So says the gallery’s CEO, Stephan Jost, who points to the renowned architect’s 2008 transformation of the space as a formative moment for the century-old institution. “It didn’t just solidify its position in Toronto or Canada. It solidified its […]
TORONTO — Jonathan Mogbo is embracing whatever role he’s given, whether it’s with the Toronto Raptors or Raptors 905 and in whatever position either team needs him to fill on the floor. “I love it, can’t complain,” Mogbo said hours after playing for the 905 on Friday morning and an hour before Toronto tipped off […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry, who died Friday at age 96, was known for designing some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed. Over the course of his career, he was awarded every major prize architecture has to offer — including the field’s top honor, the Pritzker Prize, for what has been […]
DAVIE — Maria Sanchez scored a hat trick to lift Mexico’s Tigres Femenil to a 3-2 win over AFC Toronto at the World Sevens Football seven-a-side tournament Friday. Tigres rallied from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits. Nigerian international Esther Okoronkwo and Nikki Small had the Toronto goals. It’s the inaugural North American edition of the seven-a-side […]
TORONTO — The mayors of Ontario’s 29 largest cities are calling on the province to declare a state of emergency as municipalities deal with what they call a “community safety and humanitarian crisis” created by homelessness, mental health and addiction. Ontario Big City Mayors urges the province to provide more funding and engage more actively […]
A video posted to social media in December appeared to show a Brampton, Ont. man filming the chained-up bumper of his Mustang — the only part of the vehicle that remained after a supposed theft. While some users who reposted the video took it at face value, the video is actually a skit, produced by […]