York Region

TORONTO — Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith cast doubt Tuesday on a potential leadership bid for the provincial Liberals, hours after filing a notice of appeal to that party challenging the result of a nomination race that he lost. Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection ahead of an […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s ministry of health is asking seven more people to isolate in relation to a global hantavirus outbreak, though it says those individuals are considered “low-risk” contacts. Jackson Jacobs, a spokesperson for the province’s health minister, says that’s in addition to the three people who were exposed to the virus while travelling, and […]

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. chief executive Swamy Kotagiri says the auto industry can’t make it through heightened economic and geopolitical headwinds without clarity on the issues the industry needs to work toward solving. The auto industry has been facing uncertainty from trade tensions with the U.S., competition from Chinese automakers and shifting policies on […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general says the province’s new artificial intelligence transcription services for doctors are at risk of providing inaccurate information and outright hallucinations. Shelley Spence says the so-called “AI Scribe” software was not evaluated adequately before implementation. Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Stephen Crawford says medical practitioners will always […]

TORONTO — The Toronto District School Board says it will cut 218 central staff positions and eliminate another 91 vacant roles as it looks to “modernize” and “right-size” the administration. The layoffs come as Canada’s largest school board remains under the direction of the province. In a statement, the TDSB says the cuts are part […]

TORONTO — Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith has filed a notice of appeal to the provincial Liberals, challenging the result of a nomination race that he lost. Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection ahead of an intended bid for the leadership of the party. He lost Saturday to […]

HAMILTON — Wynton McManis hasn’t wasted any time making his presence felt on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defence. The veteran middle linebacker joined the Ticats this off-season following four years with the rival Toronto Argonauts. Early in training camp, McManis’s voice can be heard bellowing throughout Ron Joyce Stadium. “That’s what you need from your Mike […]

TORONTO — The number of Ontario students with special education needs is growing faster than overall enrolment, and some schools do not have enough educational assistants either full-time or on a daily basis, the province’s auditor general has found. In a report released Tuesday on special education, auditor general Shelley Spence said that while government […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general says the province is not effectively monitoring commercial truck driver training and licensing regimes, leading to many unqualified drivers on the roads. Shelley Spence says her office has uncovered career colleges that have cut corners on training hours and skills, and found little oversight from two provincial ministries. The auditor […]

NORFOLK COUNTY — Ontario Provincial Police say the bodies of two boaters, including a child, were pulled from the waters of Lake Erie on Monday after being reported overdue. Police say they were called earlier in the day to an area of St. Williams, Ont., on the northern shores of the lake. They say a […]