York Region

TORONTO — Ontario’s integrity commissioner has closed a Greenbelt-related investigation into former cabinet minister Kaleed Rasheed. NDP Leader Marit Stiles had asked the commissioner in October 2023 to examine a 2020 trip to Las Vegas that included Rasheed, Doug Ford’s then-principal secretary Amin Massoudi, and developer Shakir Rehmatullah, who stood to benefit from Ford’s now-reversed […]

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area were down 23.3 per cent in April amid continued uncertainty over the economy. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said 5,601 homes were sold last month, compared with 7,302 in April 2024, while sales were up 1.8 per cent from March on a seasonally adjusted basis. […]

TORONTO — Natalie Spooner is happy to get a second crack at the post-season. Spooner and the Toronto Sceptres are locked into a best-of-five semifinal rematch against the defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost in the Professional Women’s Hockey League playoffs, with Game 1 going Wednesday at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The 34-year-old forward returned Feb. 11, […]

TORONTO — The inaugural Departure Festival gets underway today in Toronto. Formerly known as Canadian Music Week, the six-day event is moving forward with a new name, different owners and a broadened scope. While it once catered almost solely to the music industry with panels and events, this year’s programming includes elements dedicated to standup […]

TORONTO — Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was a big reason why Florida dispatched the Toronto Maple Leafs in a tidy five-game playoff series two years ago. His post-season return to Toronto was not as smooth. William Nylander scored on the Maple Leafs’ first shot and added another goal later in the period as Toronto beat […]

TORONTO — William Nylander got the Maple Leafs off to a flying start in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The star winger scored twice in the first period before adding an assist as Toronto built a big lead early before holding on late to down the Florida Panthers 5-4 and take Game […]

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz won’t return to Monday’s playoff series opener against the Florida Panthers after leaving the game in the second period. The team says he is “under evaluation.” Stolarz took an elbow to the back of the head from Panthers forward Sam Bennett shortly before his departure. Television replays […]

TORONTO — Soulpepper artistic director Weyni Mengesha and dub poet d’bi.young anitafrika are among the winners of the Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes. The Metcalf Foundation announced five recipients of the $25,000 awards, which celebrate mid-career artists in Ontario who work in dance, theatre and music/opera. Winners get to bestow a $10,000 prize on a […]

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has decided which law firm will represent employees in Hudson’s Bay’s creditor protection case. A court filing from judge Peter Osborne names Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP as representative counsel to the faltering department store’s more than 9,000 employees and 3,000 retirees. Hudson’s Bay solicited interest from several firms, but […]

OSHAWA — Durham Region police say a woman has died after she was hit by a school bus in Oshawa, Ont., last month. Police say officers were called to the area of Simcoe Street and Mill Street the afternoon of April 23 for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian. They say the pedestrian, […]