York Region

TORONTO — Many Canadians welcome the Democratic sweep of U.S. Congress, but have mixed views on whether voters’ strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s administration will change their attitude toward America amid the ongoing trade war. Trump’s punishing tariffs on Canadian goods, repeated musings about making Canada the 51st state and escalating tensions that include […]

TORONTO — A lawsuit alleging that gross negligence at a Toronto long-term care home led to hundreds of deaths from COVID-19 has been certified as a class action. An Ontario Superior Court judge granted the certification last week with the consent of the defendants, the Downsview Long-Term Care Centre Limited and the company that owns […]

TORONTO — Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls are pitching themselves as the antidote to Premier Doug Ford in the final debate before voting begins with little disagreement between them, though several took different tacks on taxes. Navdeep Bains, Stephanie Bowman, Lee Fairclough and Dylan Marando say they are serious politicians at a serious time in an […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court has certified a class-action lawsuit against TD Bank and certain members of its senior leadership team including former CEO Bharat Masrani in relation to its anti-money laundering program. The lawsuit alleges that the lender misrepresented long-standing deficiencies in the program between 2021 and 2024 and prioritized profits over regulatory compliance. […]

TORONTO — After falling short in a late-season push for a playoff spot, Toronto FC will play for pride Saturday when the Major League Soccer club closes out its regular season against the Philadelphia Union. A 3-1 loss in Atlanta last Sunday sealed TFC’s fate. It’s the sixth season in a row that the club […]

GUELPH — Police in Guelph, Ont., say 12 people have been arrested in connection to September’s large unsanctioned university homecoming party. All the accused are between the ages of 17 and 21. Police say they each face charges of assault with a weapon, causing a disturbance and two counts of mischief. One man faces an […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says an audit firm that is investigating student financial aid usage at career colleges is making it a priority to clear lower-risk schools first so their funding can be unfrozen, but he was not clear on a timeline. Ford’s government paused Ontario Student Assistance Program payments to all career […]

TORONTO — Despite lagging real estate activity in the Greater Toronto Area this fall, improved certainty around borrowing costs and a change in the political dynamic south of the border have spurred hope that buyer sentiment could be set to turn, one broker says. Home sales in the region were down in October compared with […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he was “doing cartwheels” after the Democrats took control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the U.S. midterm elections. Ford says the trade war is not over, but he is buoyed by the rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump by the American electorate. He says […]

TORONTO — Sergei Bobrovsky has experienced some tough nights this season. The two-time Stanley Cup winner had surrendered three goals or more in nine of his first 10 starts since joining the Maple Leafs’ crease in free agency entering Tuesday. The stat line looked similar following another defeat. The performance, however, was much closer to […]