York Region

TORONTO — Ontario RCMP announced Thursday they have charged six people and destroyed nearly 17,000 cannabis plants across three large-scale illegal grow sites in the province, part of a “complex illicit cannabis production and distribution network.” Police say an investigation began in the summer of 2022 after the Ontario Provincial Police referred the matter to […]

CAYUGA, Ont. — A trial began Thursday for two people accused in the death of a provincial police officer in 2022, with the Crown saying witnesses will testify that one of the accused fatally shot the officer before both suspects fled in a stolen vehicle, prompting a police hunt. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to have his first phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming days, and Trump’s commerce secretary said Canada may get some reprieve from automobile tariffs. Carney said Thursday that the president’s office reached out the previous evening to schedule a call. It would be the first […]

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war has jolted the federal election campaign again, forcing some leaders to change up their travel plans. Liberal Leader Mark Carney pivoted from the campaign trail to huddle with his ministers in Ottawa Thursday to plot a response to Trump’s announcement of tariffs on automotive imports. Conservative Leader […]

TORONTO (AP) — Baltimore Orioles outfielder Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run home run off Toronto’s José Berríos in the third inning of Thursday’s game at Toronto, extending his major league record by homering for a sixth straight opening day. Playing a season-opening game in his home country of Canada for the first time, O’Neill connected […]

Provincial police say a person from Kingston, Ont., is facing multiple charges after a doctor was allegedly assaulted at a medical clinic near the city. Police say they were called to the clinic in Amherstview on Wednesday afternoon after someone reported that a patient had assaulted and threatened a doctor. They say no one was […]

TORONTO — A mother of an infant, a principle of a religious school, and a public health physician — they all share the desire to get kids vaccinated as the province records another 102 new cases over the past week. Public Health Ontario says there have been 572 cases since the outbreak began in October, […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index ended Thursday unchanged from a day earlier, while U.S. markets were down a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans for auto tariffs. The S&P/TSX composite index was unchanged at 25,161.06. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 155.09 points at 42,299.70. The S&P 500 […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Donald Trump’s office has reached out to schedule a call as the U.S. president continues to pursue an escalating trade war. Carney said his team had heard from Trump’s on Wednesday night and that he expected a call would take place within a few days. It would be […]

WINDSOR, Ont. — A woman has filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleging a 1984 sexual assault by former Windsor Spitfires players at a team party. The plaintiff, identified in court documents as “Jane Doe,” claims she was incapacitated and assaulted at the home of a billet family and is suing […]