York Region

Privacy watchdogs in Ontario and Alberta issued their findings Tuesday after investigating a mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada, concluding that school boards lacked adequate breach response plans, among other issues. Ontario’s privacy commissioner says PowerSchool, a software and storage company for school systems in the U.S. and Canada, was […]

OTTAWA — An 18-year-old suspect is facing a murder charge in Ottawa after a fatal stabbing in the city’s west end on Monday evening. Ottawa police say officers rushed to the 2900 block of Penny Drive around 6:45 p.m. and found a 43-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. The Ottawa Paramedic Service says the victim was […]

TORONTO — Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside their scope of practice. Dr. Nina Ahuja, president-elect of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, says surgery must remain in the hands of physicians and handing over even […]

KITCHENER — Police say a 40-year-old woman is facing a murder charge after a 44-year-old woman was found dead in Kitchener, Ont., on Monday. Waterloo Regional Police say officers were called to a home near Highland Road West and Patricia Avenue on Monday afternoon for a report of a disturbance. They say upon arrival, officers […]

The increased use of natural gas to power the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area is “undermining” efforts to cut into carbon emissions, according to a new report looking at the area’s planet-warming pollution. The Atmospheric Fund, a regional climate agency, says emissions were up by one per cent in 2024, slower growth than previous years […]

TORONTO — Scottie Barnes was eager to get to the film session after the closest Toronto Raptors’ win of the season. Barnes had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists in Toronto’s 110-108 win over the lowly Charlotte Hornets on Monday. He also had a key block with 0.2 seconds left to play, just 18.2 […]

OTTAWA — The House of Commons has passed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget in a crucial vote that propped up the minority Liberal government and kept Canadians from heading back to the polls this winter. Carney was elected in spring but only secured a minority government that could have fallen over the vote, but […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say their homicide unit is investigating after an elderly woman was killed in a house fire over the weekend. Police say emergency crews responded to a report of a residential fire near Avenue Road and Boswell Avenue just after 11 p.m. on Saturday. They allege a suspect went to the house […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is looking at making some information on the sex offender registry public, in the wake of a controversial Supreme Court of Canada decision on child pornography sentences. The possible changes are framed in a government proposal as quite preliminary, with law enforcement and expert consultations beginning, but Ford suggested […]

OTTAWA — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says premiers had a “productive” meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney today, mainly to discuss the federal budget and progress on tariff talks with the United States. Noting the impact of tariffs on New Brunswick, Holt says the group spoke about softwood lumber and Carney indicated a “significant” […]