York Region

EDMONTON — Alberta’s government is looking to regulate private online gambling websites and apps in a move it says will capture lost revenue and protect bettors. If passed, new legislation tabled Wednesday by Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally will see the province create a new Crown corporation to set rules for online casinos and safeguards […]

TORONTO — Amid trade tension with the United States, television producer Erin Haskett believes Canadians are looking for homegrown heroes now more than ever. So it’s timely that two of her cop procedurals — Citytv’s “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent” and CBC’s “Allegiance” — have racked up multiple Canadian Screen Award nominations. “Canadians want […]

Environment Canada is warning that a “potent” spring ice storm will likely hit a huge swath of Ontario starting Friday evening and extending into Monday. The agency has issued special weather statements covering the central and northeastern parts of the province, including in Toronto and Ottawa, with snowy weather also expected in the northwest. The […]

Ontario’s privacy commissioner says Canadians who use genetic testing companies should be aware that highly sensitive personal data is increasingly accessed by law enforcement agencies to solve crimes. She says the bankruptcy protection filing by a major U.S. genealogy platform highlights the risk that the data privacy safeguards users initially sign on to may change. […]

TORONTO — Like other Major League Baseball teams, the Toronto Blue Jays are brimming with optimism going into the season opener. “I think we have a very complete team,” catcher Alejandro Kirk said Wednesday through an interpreter. “You could see it in spring training — a solid lineup, the starting rotation, the bullpen. I really […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved lower on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in the technology and base metal sectors, while U.S. stocks also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 178.45 points at 25,161.06. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 132.71 points at 42,454.79. The S&P 500 index was […]

TORONTO — Woodbine’s 2025 racing season will begin April 26 after Woodbine Entertainment and the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA) agreed Wednesday on a two-year contract. The deal boosts purses by $5.7 million. It commits $64.7 million in purses this year and $65 million in 2026, both with 128-day race meets. Woodbine’s […]

The University of Toronto’s first female president says she’s optimistic about the next five years, in spite of “looming existential crises” affecting higher education. Melanie Woodin, a neuroscientist and the university’s current dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, was named the school’s 17th president by its governing council on Wednesday. She will succeed […]

TORONTO — A newly released report suggests new apartments across Canada should be required to make their parking spots electric-vehicle ready as a way to help boost uptake. The Clean Energy Canada report says provincial and federal building codes should be updated to require multi-unit apartment buildings to have parking spots fit for EV charging. […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay asked an Ontario court Wednesday to approve a restructuring agreement that will give it a short timeline to save the six stores it has so far spared from liquidation. A new version of the agreement will force the retailer to start liquidating those stores on April 8, if it hasn’t found […]