York Region

TORONTO — Ontario students will soon return to school, but a new contract for their teachers and education workers may be far off as substantive bargaining has not even started. Current education contracts are set to expire at the end of the month, but negotiations for a new deal have stalled before they even really […]

TORONTO — With the window to run in this year’s Ontario municipal elections about to close, observers and advocates are paying attention not only to those vying to lead their communities, but also to the number of people who aren’t. While a lot can still change before nominations close Friday afternoon, the amount of seats […]

TORONTO — Nearly four years ago, Sokvin Vann felt like her life was in a rut. Her brother encouraged her to find a positive outlet through her love of K-pop and BTS, the globally popular boy band. Vann took her brother’s advice and formed BTS Army Toronto. The local fan club — a reference to […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC midfielder Niklas Dorsch has made quite an impact since his arrival in Major League Soccer last month. Signed via transfer from Germany’s FC Heidenheim, he scored a late equalizer to lift Toronto FC to a 3-3 draw against Charlotte FC on Wednesday, just four days after notching a highlight-reel game-winner in […]

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada has hired Caroline Mulroney as vice chair and she is to report to Derek Neldner, the head of capital markets, starting Sept. 14. Mulroney is a former Ontario cabinet minister who stepped down in June and is the daughter of former prime minister Brian Mulroney. Neldner says in an […]

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats released receiver Shemar Bridges and defensive lineman TyJuan Garbutt on Wednesday. Both players are Americans. The six-foot-four, 208-pound Bridges was in his third season with Hamilton but hadn’t played in any games in 2025. He resumed practising with the CFL club after being listed on the injury report with a […]

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has ended a defamation lawsuit against Google after claiming the search engine falsely identified him as a sex offender in an AI-generated summary. In a statement of claim filed in February with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, MacIsaac said the description wrongly stated he had been listed […]

The president of the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham says he’s sorry most fans went home disappointed after the event’s opening day. Friday’s full day of on-track activities at the IndyCar Series race was cancelled because the street course around Markham, Ont., wasn’t yet completed or approved by safety inspectors. Jeff Atkinson, the race’s […]

TORONTO — Kraft Dinner smoothies, nitrogen-infused Oreo treats and pickle-flavoured coffee are among the wild food offerings at the Canadian National Exhibition this year. Media got a preview of the culinary standouts ahead of the annual end-of-summer Toronto fair’s official opening on Friday. Mark Holland, CEO of the fair, says Toronto’s food scene is legendary […]

Ontario Provincial Police say a 73-year-old pilot who failed to return to Oshawa, Ont., from a flight in a home-built plane last week was found dead. Police say the pilot’s remains were found after extensive search efforts in the city of Kawartha Lakes. A large search operation was launched on Friday after the plane departed […]