York Region

TORONTO — Ticketmaster Canada is delisting resale tickets that customers have posted for Ontario events. The platform’s spokesperson Shabnum Durrani says it removed the seats to comply with incoming provincial legislation that will cap the price of resale tickets at face value. The company says customers will be able to relist their tickets next week […]

TORONTO — Scottie Barnes had a double-double as the Toronto Raptors routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-104 on Thursday in Game 3 of their first-round NBA playoff series. Cleveland leads the best-of-seven series 2-1. Barnes scored a career playoff high 33 points, including 13 in the third quarter, adding 11 assists and five rebounds in a […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say people climbing and playing in the ice blocks of Drake’s “Iceman” tower should use caution as fans and residents continue to visit the sculpture’s melted remains. Police spokesperson Viktor Sarudi said in an email Thursday that officers aren’t on scene anymore but people are asked to be careful. Stanley Kaganis, […]

For those at the forefront of Canada’s first women’s professional soccer league, the goalposts are shifting heading into the second season. Season one was all about launching the Northern Super League, said Diana Matheson, the league’s founder and chief growth officer. Now, on the cusp of season two, the focus shifts from making history to […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government passed legislation Thursday that makes the records of the premier, cabinet ministers and their staff secret, after refusing to hold public hearings and speeding through a late-night sitting. Ford has admitted that part of the rationale for the clampdown is to kill a request from Global News to […]

VANCOUVER — Even after being crowned champions, the Vancouver Rise believe there’s room for growth. Expectations were high for the team heading into the Northern Super League’s inaugural season last spring, said star midfielder Quinn. “We’ve always had a pressure about us,” they said. “I think even coming in last year, when people didn’t really […]

TORONTO — Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria has introduced a bill that would allow the province to take over the City of Toronto’s role in the island airport. It’s part of a government push for an expansion of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to include jets. The bill allows the province to assume the City […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s opposition parties are calling on Premier Doug Ford to apologize for a personal insult he hurled — and repeated — at a Liberal member of provincial parliament. Most of question period today was focused on amendments in the budget bill that will shield the premier’s records from public access under freedom-of-information laws. […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government passed legislation today that makes the records of the premier, cabinet ministers and their staff secret, after refusing to hold public hearings and speeding through a late-night sitting. Ford has admitted that part of the rationale for the clampdown is to kill a request from Global News to […]

TORONTO — RJ Barrett has been waiting his whole life, all 25 years, to play post-season basketball in Toronto. The wait is finally over. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., will be in the starting lineup on Thursday night when the Raptors host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of their playoff series. It’s the first time […]