York Region

TORONTO — The Broadway smash “Operation Mincemeat,” musical adaptations of “The Karate Kid” and “13 Going on 30” and a “docu-concert” about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald are among the productions coming to Toronto stages in the next year. Mirvish announced Tuesday the seven shows in its main subscription season, in addition to 12 […]

At post-secondary schools across Ontario students can be found taking unique courses, some of which have them learning about the history of witchcraft, studying Japanese comics or occasionally wearing a Dracula costume. Instructors say these courses aren’t just for amusement – they’re also about teaching students critical thinking skills that are important now more than […]

BURLINGTON, ONT. — Police west of Toronto say one man is dead after a nighttime shooting at a shopping mall. Halton regional police say the shooting happened shortly after 10 p.m. yesterday at the Burlington Centre Mall. Police say a man in his 20s was sent to hospital, where he died. They did not immediately […]

TORONTO — One of Susan Simpson’s scariest moments as a parent came when her diabetic preteen daughter’s blood sugar became dangerously low while on a tree planting field trip and neither she, nor any classmates, nor teachers had a snack that would prevent a health emergency. Simpson, who monitors her child’s blood sugar levels from […]

The union representing faculty, librarians and counsellors at Laurentian University says a majority of its members have voted in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement, ending a three-week strike. The Laurentian University Faculty Association says the Sudbury, Ont., school has characterized the deal as “a final ‘take it or leave it offer,’” and the […]

TORONTO — An Ontario police watchdog has announced a provincewide inspection of the ability of police services and boards to prevent, detect and respond to corruption, after seven current Toronto officers were among those charged in an organized crime investigation. Inspector general Ryan Teschner says he will appoint an external person to conduct the inspection […]

HAMILTON — Basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has invested in his hometown of Hamilton, joining the ownership group of TD Coliseum. Oak View Group, the developer behind TD Coliseum, announced the investment Monday; financial terms were not released. The 27-year-old Gilgeous-Alexander plays for the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder and is the league’s reigning most valuable […]

Hundreds of engineering students braced the bone-chilling cold over the weekend to race concrete sleds down a hill in London, Ont. As part of the annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, teams from about 20 universities across the country design and construct their own toboggans to send down a hill. This year, the students gathered […]

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic believes that the future belongs to Scottie Barnes. Rajakovic was effusive in his praise for Barnes after the Raptors all-star scored 25 points and had 14 rebounds in Toronto’s 122-104 rout of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday afternoon. Barnes also surpassed former Raptors all-star Pascal Siakam — […]

TORONTO — A Toronto light rail line marred by construction delays and budget overruns is set to finally open this morning, six years behind schedule and 15 years after construction began. The opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will come with no official fanfare, as the TTC says there is no grand opening scheduled and […]