York Region

TORONTO — Canada Post says it’s removing some mailboxes and adjusting its service in areas around FIFA World Cup event spaces in Toronto as it anticipates delays in mail processing and delivery. The postal service says there will likely be minor interruptions during the FIFA Fan Festival in Fort York and game days at Exhibition […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they will work with officers from other countries during the FIFA World Cup to manage international fan groups. Deputy police Chief Robert Johnson mentioned the collaboration last Friday while providing an update on preparations for the international soccer tournament, which lands in Toronto this week. Johnson said officers from abroad […]

You held up your end of the bargain and paid your rent on time — only to learn your landlord failed to keep up with mortgage payments and the home may need to be sold. Panic sets in, as you don’t know if you can continue to call this place your home. Experts say there […]

Bud Mercer was the head of security for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a near billion-dollar operation. But the veteran former RCMP officer says those in charge of the World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto now face a new security landscape, from a range of global conflicts to Ebola. “We have a war going on in […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays celebrated their series win against the Baltimore Orioles with a family barbecue in the Rogers Centre outfield after their second win in a row on Sunday. The back-to-back wins pushed the Blue Jays (32-34) past the Orioles (31-35) and into third place in the American League East. Toronto also […]

TORONTO — After interviewing players under a makeshift tent outside BMO Field at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2007, reporters were set to return to the media workroom when story plans changed. Argentina’s 3-0 win over Chile in an ill-tempered semifinal suddenly moved to the back burner. The more pressing development was a ruckus […]

Provincial police say they are investigating after three people were killed and others were injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. Police say emergency crews responded to the intersection of Highway 7 and New Heights Road on Saturday at 6 p.m. for reports of a serious collision involving a passenger vehicle and four […]

A heavy police presence is on site as tens of thousands participate in Toronto’s annual Walk With Israel on Sunday. Organizers expecting turnout similar to last year’s estimated 56,000 participants. Police say they are increasing their presence this year in order to prevent confrontations, as they expect competing groups could gather along the route. Participants […]

Josh Lehmann was a cowboy from Rosthern, a tiny town near where the North and South Saskatchewan rivers meet and the open prairie rolls into the northern boreal forest. He was a rodeo rider, a good friend, someone who would stop whatever they were doing to help. Inside he struggled with his mental health, said […]

SHERBROOKE — Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard is pitching his party as the only resolutely federalist option in Quebec as it will likely face off against the separatist Parti Québécois in the general election scheduled for October. “On the referendum issue, the (Coalition Avenir Québec) is indecisive. Some say they are in the ‘No’ camp. […]