York Region

TORONTO — The province will not commit to an opening date for the new subway line currently under construction in Toronto. But Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay says they plan to open the Ontario Line by the early 2030s, potentially later than the 2031 target. Lindsay says the testing phase of new transit lines can affect […]

NORWICH TOWNSHIP, ONT. — Four children have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after their school bus crashed east of London, Ont. Police in Norwich Township say the bus carrying around 40 elementary school students left the road and hit the ditch shortly before 9 a.m. Ontario Provincial Police say no other injuries have […]

OSHAWA — General Motors says it will spend $63 million to upgrade stamping operations at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont. The news comes after the company ended the third shift at the plant at the end of January, resulting in about 500 direct layoffs from GM plus the loss of hundreds of other positions […]

Old Man Winter doled out a medley of punishment across Canada on Wednesday as freezing rain encased southern Ontario, cold and snow swept across the Prairies and heavy snow blanketed the East Coast. In southwestern Ontario, strong winds and ice buildup from freezing rain raised the possibility of local power outages and downed trees. Hydro […]

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in January fell 16.2 per cent compared with a year earlier as southern Ontario was hit by a massive winter storm. The association said 22,533 residential properties changed hands across the country last month, as January sales were also down 5.8 per cent compared with December 2025 […]

Residents in Southern Ontario will need the snow shovels again, as well as some ice melters. Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings for both a winter storm and freezing rain today. In the London region, freezing rain is the main concern, with the forecast calling for ice buildup of 2 to 5 mm, […]

TORONTO — A third complainant is set to testify in Toronto today at the sexual assault trial of auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. Stronach, who is 93, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges related to seven complainants over alleged incidents spanning decades. Two complainants, both women in their 60s, have testified in the trial […]

TORONTO — At dinner, Frank Stronach had felt like a “fatherly mentor” but things changed once they were alone in his downtown Toronto condo, a woman told his sexual assault trial as she described an evening in the early 1980s. The woman had previously worked at Stronach’s restaurant and nightclub and agreed to meet him […]

A video posted to social media this week claimed to show people at an Ontario winter festival calling for “deportations.” The video of torchbearers marching during the festival is real, but the chanting audio was taken from protests in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The original video shows the crowd talking and laughing, not chanting […]

TORONTO — One person is dead after a highrise apartment fire in Toronto’s north end. Police say emergency crews were called to the area of Firgrove Crescent and Needle Firway shortly after noon on Tuesday. Toronto Fire Services say the fire occurred on the 12th floor of the building and was contained. Officials say a […]