York Region

TORONTO — Ontario’s incoming interim Treasury Board president says there will be “flexibility” in work arrangements for public service employees during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, who is taking on the Treasury Board role Friday, gave no details on what that flexibility would entail, however, and defended the province’s return-to-office mandate, […]

CHARLOTTE — Even in tough moments, Tani Oluwaseyi remains thankful. So thankful that the 26-year-old Canadian striker keeps a gratitude list on his phone to remind him of all the people who’ve helped him achieve his dream of playing soccer at the highest level — including for the national squad at this summer’s FIFA World […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say four additional suspects have been charged in two alleged hate-motivated assaults with a gel blaster imitation gun against members of the Jewish community. Police say officers responded to the area of Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue on April 30 after a suspect in a vehicle allegedly used a gel blaster, […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s top court has overturned a lower court decision that had struck down as unconstitutional parts of an agriculture law that made it illegal to get a job on a farm under false pretences to expose conditions inside. In 2020, Ontario enacted the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, saying it […]

TORONTO — Education bargaining season is starting in Ontario and the unions say their priorities include smaller class sizes, improved special education funding and higher wages. Contracts for teachers and education workers in Ontario’s public elementary, secondary, Catholic and French schools expire in August and their unions announced today that they have served notice to […]

TORONTO — The Greater Toronto Area marked its third straight month of higher home sales compared with a year earlier, as the city’s real estate board says the market tightened in May. A total of 6,583 homes in the region changed hands last month, up 6.3 per cent compared with May 2025, while sales also […]

TORONTO — Until just a few years ago, Andersson Boscan ran La Posta, a digital media outlet he co-founded in Ecuador and helped grow into one of the country’s most influential online voices. Boscan and his wife Monica Velasquez, both journalists, published explosive stories on how powerful politicians colluded with drug cartels and organized crime […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s legislature started a 21-week break on Tuesday and by the time members of provincial parliament return from the summer recess, it will nearly be Halloween. Opposition leaders say time politicians spend introducing, debating and passing bills in the legislature is shrinking under Premier Doug Ford’s government, and they believe it’s a way […]

Posts shared to social media in the past week claimed to show video of a Bishnoi gang member firing guns in Caledon, Ont. The claims are false, as the original video was posted by a content creator who appears to be based in California. The Ontario Provincial Police say the video originated from the United […]

Posts shared to social media in the past week claimed to show video of a Bishnoi gang member firing guns in Caledon, Ont. The claims are false, as the original video was posted by a content creator who appears to be based in California. The Ontario Provincial Police say the video originated from the United […]