York Region

TORONTO — The last girl set to face trial in the deadly group attack of a homeless Toronto man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday, making her one of seven girls to plead guilty to a lesser charge in the case. The girl, one of eight teen girls accused in the 2022 death of 59-year-old Kenneth […]

CALEDON — Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Wyndham Clark and Max Homa were all added to the RBC Canadian Open field this afternoon. They’re joining Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre, among others, at Canada’s men’s golf championship. MacIntyre won his first-ever PGA Tour title at Hamilton Golf and Country Club last June. McIlroy […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is seeking Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for his idea to build a tunnel under Highway 401. Ford sent the prime minister a letter today setting out a series of Ontario priorities that he hopes Carney will address, including accessing critical minerals, building an electric-vehicle supply chain and enacting […]

TORONTO — Scott Laughton was probably still feeling it. The Maple Leafs forward blocked a shot in the dying moments of Toronto’s Game 6 victory over the Ottawa Senators to clinch a spot in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The puck off Jack Sanderson’s stick appeared to get him somewhere on his […]

TORONTO — The family of a mentally ill man who died in prison is demanding to know if the Ontario government has implemented any recommendations that came out of a coroner’s inquest. Several dozen civil liberty and mental health organizations have also demanded action from the province. In December 2023, jurors at the inquest into […]

TORONTO — The last girl set to face trial in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The girl, one of eight teens accused in the death of Kenneth Lee, was scheduled to go on trial on a charge of second-degree murder this week. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The second round of the National Hockey League playoffs gets underway tonight at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, who knocked off Sunshine State rival Tampa Bay Lightning in five games, visit the Toronto Maple Leafs, who eliminated the Ontario rival Ottawa Senators in six games. The Maple […]

TORONTO — A new study says visits to emergency departments for asthma spiked during a first wave of unprecedented wildfire smoke in 2023, but patient numbers returned to normal during a second wave weeks later. The researchers say the first wave may have served as a wake-up call so people learned to protect themselves from […]

TORONTO — Craig Berube didn’t utter a word. The Maple Leafs had just surrendered a lead late in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators. Toronto’s bench, however, remained calm. And 101 seconds later, the visitors restored their advantage before securing the Battle of Ontario to move on in the Stanley […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have charged a 17-year-old with two counts of first-degree murder after a double shooting in April. They say officers responded to a call in the city’s Riverdale neighbourhood for gunshots around 11:15 p.m. on April 15. Police say when officers arrived, they found two men who had been shot. […]