York Region

TORONTO — A new study says female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients than their male colleagues and in many cases earn less money as a result. The research, published in the Canadian Family Physician journal Wednesday, says female family doctors spend 15 to 20 per cent more time with patients than […]

First Nation leaders in northern Ontario are urging the federal and provincial governments to expedite evacuations and commit to long-term solutions as one community continues to deal with failures in its water supply and sewage systems. The fly-in community of Kashechewan First Nation declared a state of emergency on Jan. 4 after local officials said […]

TORONTO — Bonnie Crombie resigned Wednesday as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, months after saying she would leave following a tepid leadership vote in the fall. She initially said she would stay until a successor is chosen, but has now decided on an early exit. “As we begin a new year, I believe this […]

TORONTO — Four people are pledging a combined $1.2 million in bail for an Ontario man accused of playing a pivotal role in a violent criminal organization by laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in drug money. The four, whose identities are covered under a publication ban, are offering to supervise Rolan Sokolovski if he […]

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault said he was confident his province would find a “win-win” energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador as he announced his resignation today. Legault told reporters he believes a tentative agreement struck between hydro utilities in the two provinces was already a win for both governments. But he said that […]

TORONTO — Bonnie Crombie has announced her resignation as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, effective immediately. More to come. Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press

A Canadian man who lost several family members in the 2019 crash of a Boeing jet in Ethiopia has settled his lawsuit against the plane manufacturer just before a trial was set to begin in Chicago. The law firm representing Manant Vaidya, a Brampton, Ont., man who lost his parents, sister, brother-in-law and two young […]

GIMLI — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on Ontario Premier Doug Ford Tuesday to drop plans for a boycott of Crown Royal whisky, and wrote Ford’s name on a barrel outside the plant north of Winnipeg where some of the whisky is mashed, distilled and aged. “We understand, Doug, that you get fired up and […]

SUDBURY — Police in Sudbury, Ont., say a 38-year-old woman is dead after a tent fire at a homeless encampment. Police say they were called around 10 p.m. Monday to the Energy Court encampment, where people had used snow to put the fire out. A woman was then found dead inside the tent. Police say […]

Before the latest anti-government protests in Iran began, Shadi Dashmiz was in contact with her father every day, exchanging calls, texts and pictures. But she suddenly lost touch with the 70-year-old who currently lives alone in the country, after the Iranian government disabled the internet and blocked landlines from placing international calls. For nearly a […]