York Region

The rise in homelessness is one of the most pressing issues mayors and councillors elected next week across Ontario will have to face as the struggle to fund housing, mental health and addiction services persists. A seminal study from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario warned last year that the province was at a “tipping […]

EDMONTON — Picking the Toronto Maple Leafs to win in Edmonton has become a safe bet in recent years. William Nylander had two goals, including the 300th of his career, as the surging Maple Leafs scorched the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Saturday. No team has had more success in Rogers Place in Edmonton than the […]

TORONTO — Just a few years after helping put Toronto hip-hop on the map, Kardinal Offishall was running out of money, struggling to land gigs and wondering what had gone wrong. In 2001, the trailblazing rapper released his breakthrough album, “Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1,” bringing the Caribbean-inflected sounds of his hometown to the […]

EDMONTON — Mike Babcock isn’t dwelling on his departure from Toronto as he prepares to face his former team for the first time Saturday. Asked Friday about facing the Maple Leafs, the Edmonton Oilers coach made light of the years that have passed since his dismissal. “You know, it’s about a hundred years ago, right?” […]

TORONTO — Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s mother was shown snippets of security footage from the day her daughter died as she resumed her testimony at a coroner’s inquest after making a new allegation against police involved in the case. Claudette Beals watched several clips from a nearly 50-minute video combining silent CCTV footage from the hallway outside […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s playoff run was brief last season, pushing the Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games in the first round, but rookie forward Collin Murray-Boyles was one of the brightest spots for the Raptors in that stretch. The expectations are heightened for Toronto and Murray-Boyles this season, and he said that’s created a different feeling […]

Candidates vying to lead one of northern Ontario’s largest municipalities agree that public safety, homelessness and aging infrastructure will have to be among the top priorities for Thunder Bay’s next council. Nine candidates are competing to replace long-serving mayor and former member of Parliament Ken Boshcoff, who is retiring from municipal politics. He was first […]

TORONTO — A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Toronto woman who fell from a highrise balcony in the presence of police is set to resume this afternoon after adjourning early on Thursday. The inquest into the death of 29-year-old Regis Korchinski-Paquet was paused roughly an hour into Thursday’s proceedings after her mother made […]

Brandon Duhaime walked into an unfamiliar locker room back in September. Teddy Blueger and Zack MacEwen were in the same boat after the Maple Leafs’ summer roster renovation. After some early hiccups, Toronto has found a fourth line that can help set the tone — and when the opportunity arises, put the puck in the […]

TORONTO — A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Toronto woman who fell from a highrise balcony in the presence of police is set to resume this morning after adjourning early on Thursday. The inquest into the death of 29-year-old Regis Korchinski-Paquet was paused roughly an hour into Thursday’s proceedings after her mother made […]