York Region
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 […]
Ontario’s police watchdog says divers have pulled a body from a vehicle that police attempted to stop before it entered Lake Ontario. The Special Investigations Unit says an officer tried to stop the driver in Greater Napanee on Tuesday night before the vehicle hit a ditch and went into the lake. The SIU says police […]
TORONTO — Toronto police say they have seized the first mobile “SMS blasters” known to have been used in Canada, in what they call an emerging public safety threat. Police say the mobile units mimic cell towers and send fraudulent text messages to connected phones with links to websites deigned to steal personal, financial or […]
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is likely set to pass legislation today that will make 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 […]
LONDON — Canada will face Brazil in November with its Billie Jean King Cup standing on the line. The eighth-ranked Canadians, seeded second, dropped into the playoffs after a 3-1 loss to Kazakhstan in the qualifiers earlier this month. Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., Kayla Cross of London, Ont., Ariana Arseneault of Richmond Hill, Ont., […]