York Region

Disinformation experts say while it’s human nature to seek out more information after a tragedy, an online rush to identify suspects can have terrible consequences. Their remarks come after RCMP highlighted a falsehood targeting an Ontario woman as the suspect in the recent shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. RCMP released a confirmed photo of the […]

TORONTO — Hundreds of thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of “King Reza Pahlavi” at a rally in North York, as similar protests took place in major cities around the world. Protesters held aloft and draped themselves in red, white and green flags emblazoned with a golden […]

Police in Ottawa are investigating a home invasion and carjacking allegedly carried out by four men impersonating police officers. Ottawa police say four men armed with guns forced their way into a rooming house in the city’s west end, falsely identifying themselves as police officers. Police say the suspects confronted multiple occupants of the home […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a fatal crash on Highway 407 near Markham. Police say officers were notified of a collision on Saturday afternoon involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle. Police say an initial investigation revealed that the passenger vehicle had broken down in a live lane on the […]

TORONTO — A major rally is set to march down Yonge Street in North York today as Toronto police expect more than 200,000 people to gather in solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran. Police closed roads, including portions of Yonge Street and North York Boulevard, ahead of the protest, which they say will cause extreme […]

TORONTO — A cold spell that has gripped southern Ontario since mid-January is finally set to break in time for the Family Day long weekend. Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures of 2 C this weekend in Toronto, warming up to 6 C on Monday. Environment Canada meteorologist Eric Tomlinson said southwestern winds are bringing in […]

SARNIA — An Ontario Provincial Police officer is among the three people injured following a crash in southwestern Ontario. The OPP say crews responded to a crash on Friday afternoon in St. Clair Township, an area about 13 kilometres south of Sarnia. They say the crash involved an OPP cruiser and an SUV. An OPP […]

TORONTO — Police say they charged an employee of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board in a child luring and sexual exploitation investigation. Investigators say say 50-year-old Michael Pleau was arrested Friday following a multi-jurisdictional probe involving Waterloo, Toronto and Sudbury police forces. They say the suspect is facing half a dozen charges that include […]

TORONTO — A mental health company being sued by the Ontario government over alleged fraudulent misrepresentation has filed a statement of defence and a counterclaim against the province, alleging it has damaged the company’s reputation. Get A-Head Inc. and its parent company Keel Digital Solutions deny the government’s allegations and are in turn seeking damages […]

TORONTO — Hydro One Ltd. reported its net income attributable to common shareholders was $233 million during the fourth quarter, rising from $200 million during the same period a year earlier. That amounted to earnings per share of 39 cents during the quarter, compared with 33 cents the prior year. Hydro One says some of […]