York Region

Police in York Region say six people have been charged with murder in the death of a man in Aurora, Ont., last week. Police say they were called to a report of unknown trouble in the area of Wellington Street East and Walton Road around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday. They say when officers arrived, they […]

TORONTO — Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw is expected to provide an update today on arrests made in multiple shooting investigations, including shots fired at the U.S. Consulate in March. A veteran Toronto police officer was killed last week during a raid linked to the investigations. Const. Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was shot on Thursday while […]

BARRIE — A police officer in Barrie, Ont., is facing assault charges after an incident related to a disturbance call last week. Barrie police say the June 8 incident was brought to the attention of the chief, who launched a complaint. They say the force’s professional standards unit investigated, which led them to charge the […]

TORONTO — Maxim Massé was announced as the Canadian Hockey League’s David Branch Player of the Year at Monday’s awards. The 20-year-old winger for the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s Chicoutimi Saguenéens topped the circuit with 102 points (51 goals, 51 assists) in 63 games, helping his team win its first title in more than […]

LONDON — Police in London, Ont., say a woman has been charged with criminal negligence after she allegedly drove a car into the wall of a shopping mall gym last Friday and injured six people inside. Police say one person was pinned under the car after it slammed through a brick wall at Sherwood Forest […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog says a 26-year-old man was seriously injured when he was shot by police with a bean bag round fired from a “less-lethal” shotgun at a Toronto hospital. The Special Investigations Unit says the man was allegedly brandishing a “sharp-edged weapon.” The SIU says officers were called at 10:30 a.m. Sunday […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say an officer was hit by a vehicle and injured during an early-morning car theft investigation. Ontario’s police watchdog has also been called in to investigate after police say officers fired at the vehicle before the driver fled the scene and was later tracked down. Both the officer and the driver […]

MISSISSAUGA — The funeral for Ontario Provincial Police Const. Tarun Bali, who was killed last week, has been scheduled. Bali, who was 29, was struck by a vehicle in the northern Ontario town of Hearst, about 520 kilometres east of Thunder Bay, as officers carried out an investigation. Police say in a news release that […]

TORONTO — Brayden Fisher was in a familiar spot for the Blue Jays. Top of the ninth. A runner on base. Tie game. One of the Yankees’ power hitters at the plate. Less than 24 hours after Toronto closer Louis Varland gave up a two-run home run for the winning margin in New York’s 3-1 […]

TORONTO — Ben Rice hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning before Jose Caballero added a three-run bomb as the New York Yankees topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday afternoon. Anthony Volpe drove in two runs and scored another for New York (43-27), which picked up its second […]