York Region

Toronto police say a man was stabbed when he confronted two suspects who were allegedly stealing a vehicle from a driveway this morning. Police say officers responded to the area of Dufferin Street and Rogers Road around 3:40 a.m. They say two male suspects were attempting to steal a vehicle from a driveway when a […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, as the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships to Black students works to raise $1 billion to strengthen all 37 of its historically Black colleges and universities. The gift is one of Scott’s largest single donations ever and among the […]

TORONTO — Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has parted ways with two of her top staffers after receiving 68 per cent support in a leadership review over the weekend. She says in a statement that chief of staff Greg Denton and principal secretary Stephanie Nakitsas are departing. Jen Hassum, executive director of the Broadbent Institute, […]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — No. 23 Illinois will have to play most of the season without star cornerback Xavier Scott, coach Bret Bielema said Monday. Scott will undergo a procedure on Wednesday for the injury that caused him to miss a 63-10 loss at No. 11 Indiana last weekend, Bielema said. Multiple reports have indicated […]

TORONTO — An Ontario Court of Appeal judge has denied former NHL player Daniel Carcillo’s attempt to certify a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian Hockey League, its three major junior leagues and their teams over disturbing allegations of sexual assault and abuse of teenage players. The suit, initially filed in 2020 with Carcillo, Garrett Taylor […]

Police say an Oshawa, Ont., man is facing charges after allegedly collecting more than $2.5 million in an investment scam. Durham regional police say their financial crimes unit began investigating a man who allegedly told two victims he was a financial trader and could guarantee high returns on investments using a specific brokerage platform. Investigators […]

Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they are searching a landfill in an ongoing investigation into the death of an Indigenous woman last year. Police say the search at the Thunder Bay Solid Waste and Recycling Facility is being done with help from Ontario Provincial Police and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service. It is part of […]

TORONTO — Christine Lavalle feels like she’s trapped in a nightmare. She found out on social media last week that her child might have been exposed to blood-borne infections at a Burlington walk-in clinic after public health identified the use of unsterile needles over the span of more than six years. “How did this happen?” […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says homeless encampments that take over public parks are “unacceptable” after he toured one in Barrie, where the mayor has declared a state of emergency over the issue. Ford said the encampment he visited over the weekend was “absolutely terrible” and his government is working to help its residents get into […]

TORONTO — Sault Ste. Marie police say the city’s member of provincial parliament has been arrested, but they are not yet saying why. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Chris Scott is no longer a part of the Progressive Conservative caucus, but is being similarly tight-lipped on the reasons. Ford says he doesn’t want to interfere […]