York Region

MILTON — An Ontario judge is expected to deliver his ruling today in the case of two women accused of killing a boy they were trying to adopt and confining his brother. Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney are charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 12-year-old boy. The pair are also charged with […]

TORONTO — Ryan Van Horne has had season tickets for the Toronto Raptors for 12 years but for the first time, he’s considering ending his streak. That’s because Ontario legislation that came into effect last month capped the price of resale tickets at face value, plus the cost of some taxes and service fees. The […]

KITCHENER — Police in Kitchener, Ont., say a man has been charged with stealing a ceremonial gong from a cancer centre. Waterloo Regional Police say they received a report earlier Monday about a theft at Midtown hospital. It’s alleged the man stole the gong from the cancer centre, run by the Waterloo Regional Health Network, […]

TORONTO — Mats Sundin took his spot on stage. A franchise icon of his stature returning to the Maple Leafs after more than 15 years away from the NHL would normally hoover up most of the room’s oxygen. The focus Monday, however, was instead largely centred on the person sitting two seats to the former […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Court of Appeal heard Peter Nygard’s appeal of his sexual assault convictions and prison sentence on Monday, with his lawyers arguing the Toronto trial judge made errors including admitting the testimony of an expert on trauma. The former fashion mogul was convicted of four counts of sexual assault in 2023 and […]

TORONTO — Fire crews are working to put out a fire at two Toronto highrise towers, months after a similar blaze that displaced hundreds of residents. Toronto fire Chief Jim Jessop says crews responded to a call in the Thorncliffe Park area just after 11:30 a.m. and have been working to extinguish the flames as […]

TORONTO — Scottie Barnes posed a question before answering with his thoughts. “Successful? I don’t know about successful, but it was a good season for us.” The Toronto Raptors’ two-time all-star and face of the franchise was one of several players who spoke during the team’s end-of-season availability Monday. The team was ousted in the […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that while his government could appropriate one third of a waterfront park under legislation to enable expansion of Toronto’s island airport, it will remain as a park. A bill is before the legislature that would allow the province to take over the City of Toronto’s role in Billy […]

Ontario’s highest court has ruled that a dog walker who was bitten while working cannot seek damages from her clients since provincial law defines her as the animal’s “owner” at that time. The Court of Appeal decision says the dog walker had been working part-time for two clients for a few months by March 2022 […]

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to give special constables on some transit systems the power to arrest people using drugs on public transit. Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says it’s about making people feel safe on their commutes, as interactions with people using illegal drugs in enclosed spaces like buses, streetcars, subways or trains can be […]