York Region

Police say a man and woman from Barrie, Ont., are facing charges in the 2024 death of a four-month-old baby. South Simcoe Police say they charged the 31-year-old man with manslaughter and the 26-year-old woman with failing to provide the necessities of life. In the early morning of Nov. 8, 2024, police say officers responded […]

TORONTO — Canada’s top doctor says a person in Ontario tested negative for Ebola after returning from Ethiopia, noting the risk of the virus affecting people in Canada remains low. Dr. Joss Reimer, chief public officer of health, says the patient was tested as a precaution after they had symptoms consistent with the disease ravaging […]

Premier Doug Ford says an Ontario judge’s recent decision barring the Region of Waterloo from removing people from a homeless encampment is “cockamamie.” Justice Michael R. Gibson has found that a local bylaw created to allow the region to remove about two dozen homeless people from a parking lot encampment violates their rights under the […]

Richie Laryea has played some big soccer games in his hometown of Toronto. The next one will be by far the biggest. The Toronto FC defender is expected to be part of Canada’s lineup when the nation begins its FIFA World Cup quest against Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 12. “It’s pretty surreal to see the World […]

MISSISSAUGA — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a shooting on Highway 401 that left one person injured on Friday. Police say they received reports of possible gunfire on the highway’s eastbound collector lanes near Mavis Road in Mississauga around 12:20 a.m. They say one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries as a precaution […]

TORONTO — Hotel industry and tourism groups in Toronto say they are optimistic that FIFA World Cup matches will bring many people to the city and boost the local economy despite a lack of surge in hotel bookings and fans’ complaints about ticket prices. President and CEO of the Greater Toronto Hotel Association Sara Anghel […]

KELOWNA — No head coach is welcoming of the favourite label at the Memorial Cup. Not Steve Hamilton of the Everett Silvertips, nor Jussi Ahokas of the Kitchener Rangers. They were both given that opportunity during Thursday’s Meet The Coaches press conference ahead of the Canadian Hockey League’s championship tournament. The two shared the stage […]

TORONTO — An expert on public health and communicable diseases says Canada should remain vigilant about an Ebola outbreak in Africa with the FIFA men’s World Cup coming to Toronto and Vancouver in two weeks. Tim Sly, a professor emeritus at Toronto Metropolitan University’s school of occupational and public health, said there’s currently no need […]

TORONTO — As a rare strain of Ebola virus continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, here’s what Canadians need to know. ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EBOLA? Yes. There are a few strains of viruses that cause Ebola disease. The most common are the Ebola virus, also called the Zaire […]

Researchers have confirmed that a tornado struck a community southeast of London, Ont., after severe thunderstorms earlier this week. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says a preliminary investigation using videos and radar data has provided the “necessary evidence” that a tornado touched down in Derwent on Tuesday. Project researchers said Wednesday in a […]