York Region

Social media posts shared a rumour originating from an anonymous forum that claimed Ontario pilots were being hired to spread ticks from the air. The posts fuelled a conspiracy theory that the ticks were being dropped with the intention of infecting more people with Lyme disease. While it’s true Ontario has seen an increased presence […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is in secrecy-by-default mode, opposition critics say after reviewing the content of blue licence plate documents the province had been prepared to fight the release of in the courts. The province’s information and privacy commissioner ordered the release of documents earlier this year on the government’s plan to […]

NEWMARKET — Prosecutors are expected to withdraw more than a dozen murder charges against Kenneth Law today, with the Ontario man at the heart of an international investigation instead pleading guilty to aiding suicide. Law, 60, is accused of selling deadly substances online to people at risk of self-harm, some of whom went on to […]

TORONTO — R.T. Thorne’s post-apocalyptic thriller “40 Acres” dominated the first day of the Canadian Screen Awards, winning nine statuettes on Thursday night. The film, which centres on a Black-Indigenous farming family fighting off a marauding group of cannibals in a famine-stricken future, took home the prize for best original screenplay and best directing. Its […]

TORONTO — A transit advocacy group says the plan to install steel barriers along the subway platform at one downtown Toronto station is a step in the right direction but doesn’t go far enough to keep transit riders truly safe. Mayor Olivia Chow announced the pilot project on Wednesday, saying the new measures aim to […]

TORONTO — A 14-year-old Toronto girl whose disappearance from North York sparked an intensive search has been found safe after nearly two weeks, police said Thursday. The teen was found in a home around 1 p.m. Thursday, police said. Esther, who is on the autism spectrum, looked to be in “good physical health” and was […]

TORONTO — Ontario will soon designate Toronto’s island airport as a so-called special economic zone in an effort to fast track its expansion now that the province has taken over the land, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said Thursday. The province passed into law Thursday a bill that allows it to take over all the land […]

Toronto police say a 14-year-old girl whose disappearance sparked an intensive search has been found safe after nearly two weeks. Police made the announcement on social media and gave no other details about Esther’s case, though they are expected to provide more information at a news conference this afternoon. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ontario Liberal caucus member Rob Cerjanec has tossed his hat into the party’s leadership race.

 The rookie legislator who won the Ajax riding in 2025 will be running under the slogan “Let’s Build Ontario” and he pledges to rebuild the party.
 Cerjanec says he will focus on affordability measures and improving the education […]

KELOWNA — All eyes were already on Everett Silvertips defenceman Landon DuPont as the marquee name at this year’s Memorial Cup. Now everyone is waiting to see whether the projected top prospect for the 2027 NHL draft will play in Friday’s semifinal against the QMJHL champion Chicoutimi Saguenéens, with the OHL champion Kitchener Rangers awaiting […]