York Region

TORONTO — A group of human foosball players is looking to score a Guinness World Record this weekend. As part of the buildup to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has organized what it hopes will be the world’s largest game of human foosball.
 The event takes place Saturday at […]

TORONTO — On a school night last summer, Toronto producer Arham Paul was getting ready for bed when his phone rang. One of his beatmaker friends was tapped to work on Drake’s new projects, and he needed help crafting an ’80s-style intro for a song. “‘We are not sleeping tonight,’” the 16-year-old, who produces under […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Tempo host the Portland Fire tonight in the first-ever meeting between the two WNBA expansion teams. Toronto (3-3) is returning to Coca-Cola Coliseum after a four-game road trip. The Tempo won two of those four games and sit 10th in the 15-team league. Hamilton’s Kia Nurse scored 23 points in Toronto’s […]

KELOWNA — The Kitchener Rangers have opened the Memorial Cup with a 5-0 shutout of the host Kelowna Rockets. Dylan Edwards and Jack Pridham each had a goal and an assist for the OHL champion Rangers. Christian Kirsch posted a 24-save shutout. Haeden Ellis, Sam O’Reilly and Jared Woolley each contributed a goal in the […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays always seemed to be running uphill over the first 50 games of the season. A 23-27 record over the period was below expectations for the reigning American League champions. The good news for the Blue Jays is they’re in the thick of the wild-card mix and several injured players […]

TORONTO — Yohendrick Pinango and George Springer hit two-run doubles and starter Kevin Gausman pitched into the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Friday night. After Springer scored Toronto’s first run in the third inning, Pinango drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Daulton Varsho later in the frame. […]

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 […]