York Region

The University of Toronto says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing more than 6,100 program co-ordinators, academic advisers, lab assistants and IT workers. The workers had voted in favour of a strike mandate that could have put them in a position to walk off the job in the first week of […]

HAMILTON — Chad Kelly threw three touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts to a 37-22 Labour Day victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Monday afternoon. Toronto (6-6) claimed its fourth win in its last five Labour Day visits to Hamilton Stadium. More importantly, the Argos clinched the season series 2-1 and moved four points […]

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost starter Tre Ford to injury in their Labour Day game versus the Toronto Argonauts on Monday. Harrison Frost was under centre for Hamilton’s first possession of the third quarter. Afterwards the Ticats announced Ford, of Niagara Falls, Ont., wouldn’t be returning due to an upper-body injury. Ford appeared to […]

TORONTO — Canadian disability rights activist Taylor Lindsay-Noel hopes her small role in the upcoming film “Being Heumann” will help amplify the message behind her work — that accessibility remains a daily challenge for many people with disabilities. Lindsay-Noel, known as Access by Tay online, posts reviews about accessibility at restaurants and businesses across Toronto, […]

WASHINGTON — As the United States braces for pivotal midterm elections this November, there’s a new and unexpected issue on voters’ minds in many states: President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada. “Canada is our friend, our closest ally and our biggest trading partner,” Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins told Politico in an interview […]

TORONTO — A union representing more than 6,100 University of Toronto program coodinators, academic advisors, lab assistants and IT workers have voted in favour of a strike mandate that could put them in a position to walk off the job on the first day of classes. United Steelworkers says 96 per cent of ballots cast […]

TORONTO — Two fires possibly linked to electric bikes broke out in separate locations within hours of each other in Toronto on Sunday. Toronto police say a large fire was reported just before noon in an alleyway in the north end of the city, sparked by an e-bike battery. They say the blaze was extinguished […]

TORONTO — A union representing more than 6,100 University of Toronto program coodinators, academic advisors, lab assistants and IT workers have voted in favour of a strike mandate that could put them in a position to walk off the job on the first day of classes. United Steelworkers says 96 per cent of ballots cast […]

HAMILTON — There’ll be much more than just bragging rights on the line Monday for Wynton McManis and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Hamilton (4-8) hosts Toronto (5-6) in the annual Labour Day clash, which is always the biggest rivalry game between the two franchises. But the Ticats will be playing for their season before a Hamilton […]

GRAND BEND — Provincial police say a man who was reported missing after failing to return from a kayaking trip on Lake Huron has been found dead. OPP say the body of the 37-year-old was recovered from Lake Huron off the shore of Grand Bend, Ont. Police say they had been looking for the kayaker […]