York Region

Old Man Winter doled out a medley of punishment across Canada on Wednesday as freezing rain encased southern Ontario, cold and snow swept across the Prairies and heavy snow blanketed the East Coast. In southwestern Ontario, strong winds and ice buildup from freezing rain raised the possibility of local power outages and downed trees. Hydro […]

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in January fell 16.2 per cent compared with a year earlier as southern Ontario was hit by a massive winter storm. The association said 22,533 residential properties changed hands across the country last month, as January sales were also down 5.8 per cent compared with December 2025 […]

Residents in Southern Ontario will need the snow shovels again, as well as some ice melters. Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings for both a winter storm and freezing rain today. In the London region, freezing rain is the main concern, with the forecast calling for ice buildup of 2 to 5 mm, […]

TORONTO — A third complainant is set to testify in Toronto today at the sexual assault trial of auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. Stronach, who is 93, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges related to seven complainants over alleged incidents spanning decades. Two complainants, both women in their 60s, have testified in the trial […]

TORONTO — At dinner, Frank Stronach had felt like a “fatherly mentor” but things changed once they were alone in his downtown Toronto condo, a woman told his sexual assault trial as she described an evening in the early 1980s. The woman had previously worked at Stronach’s restaurant and nightclub and agreed to meet him […]

A video posted to social media this week claimed to show people at an Ontario winter festival calling for “deportations.” The video of torchbearers marching during the festival is real, but the chanting audio was taken from protests in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The original video shows the crowd talking and laughing, not chanting […]

TORONTO — One person is dead after a highrise apartment fire in Toronto’s north end. Police say emergency crews were called to the area of Firgrove Crescent and Needle Firway shortly after noon on Tuesday. Toronto Fire Services say the fire occurred on the 12th floor of the building and was contained. Officials say a […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government’s decision to cut back on the amount of financial assistance for post-secondary students. Ford says he heard from thousands of students over Family Day weekend who were angry about the drastic cut to the number of grants given out. Starting this fall, the Ontario Student […]

TORONTO — A woman who worked at Frank Stronach’s Toronto restaurant and nightclub in the early 1980s says he went from a “fatherly mentor” to someone who made her feel “terrified” once they were alone in his downtown condo. The woman, now 63, is the second complainant to take the stand at the billionaire businessman’s […]

TORONTO — A 53-year-old man has been arrested after police allege he stabbed family members at a home in Toronto’s north end. He faces three counts each of aggravated assault and assault with weapon in addition to one count of assault causing bodily harm. Police say they were called to the home near Bathurst Street […]