York Region

Grégory Bulté was snorkelling in the cold waters of Ontario’s Opinicon Lake when he noticed the first dead turtle. The lake ice had just melted, and the northern map turtles stirred from their hibernation. The turtles, named for their topographical-looking shell marks, spend the winter at the bottom of the lake beneath what should be […]

PORT ROWAN — A teenager has been charged with murder in the death of an infant in the Lake Erie community of Port Rowan, about 100 kilometres southwest of Hamilton. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called the afternoon of Nov. 4 to a home on Front Road, where they found a dead infant. The […]

Medical staff have left a northern Ontario First Nation that was largely evacuated last month after its water system failed and a parasite that causes gastrointestinal illness contaminated its water supply. Indigenous Services Canada says all remaining nurses left Kashechewan First Nation on Monday after consultation with community leaders. The department says people who remain […]

TORONTO — Greater Toronto Area home sales and price weakness is likely to persist for at least the first half of the year, the region’s real estate board said Wednesday. The outlook came as the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said home sales for January fell 19.3 per cent from a year earlier to 3,082 […]

HAMILTON — Wynton McManis wasn’t unemployed long. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed the veteran middle linebacker Wednesday, a day after he was released by the Toronto Argonauts. McManis joining the Ticats wasn’t much of a surprise, though, as he lives in Toronto year-round and has a daughter and son. His arrival also fills a need for […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s real estate association says it expects home price and sales weakness to persist for at least the first half of the year. The outlook came as the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales for January fell 19.3 per cent from a year earlier, while the average selling price dropped 6.5 […]

EDMONTON — Matthew Knies is of two minds when it comes to the NHL’s upcoming Olympic break. While the Toronto Maple Leafs winger and teammates could used some time off, the pause in play comes at an inopportune time. “It kind of sucks that there’s a stop to (the season) now because I thought we […]

EDMONTON — Matias Maccelli scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday. Matthew Knies contributed a goal and an assist for Toronto (27-21-9), while John Tavares recorded his 20th of the season and Bobby McMann added an empty-net strike. Anthony Stolarz stopped 34 of the 36 shots he faced […]

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says it’s the first province in Canada to slash the minimum down payment buyers are required to save in order to purchase their first home. Housing Minister John White announced Tuesday the First-time Homebuyers Program, a four-year pilot that will lower the usual five per cent down payment to […]

TORONTO — The provincial agency that runs GO Transit says trains will continue to run on a modified schedule into Wednesday after a train derailment near Toronto’s Union Station caused major disruptions on Monday. Metrolinx says the modified train service operated as intended on Tuesday, with some delays across the Lakeshore East and West lines. […]