York Region

TORONTO — Residents of a west-end Toronto apartment building say they will be going on a rent strike to protest the landlord’s application for a retroactive 2025 rent increase that would amount to more than five per cent. Luz Flores, who lives at 75 Spencer Avenue in the Parkdale neighbourhood, said tenants cannot afford a […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are well aware that they need to find a way to play a consistent 48 minutes and hold on to leads against the NBA’s best teams. The only question is: how? “I think we have to be better at communicating when we have the momentum to keep the momentum, not […]

A move by the Niagara regional chair to review municipal governance with an eye to possible amalgamations appears to have hit a snag after an at-times testy council meeting. A letter earlier this month from provincial appointee Bob Gale to mayors of the region said there are too many elected officials in Niagara — 126 […]

First Nations leaders and police in northern Ontario say they have seen an increase in violence and arrests related to drug trafficking as Toronto-area gangs exploit vulnerable community members and youth recruited from southern parts of the province. While gangs from the south have long cashed in on the illicit drug market in northern Ontario, […]

Ontario Provincial Police say seven people are facing multiple charges in a drug-trafficking investigation that stretched from the Toronto area to Napenee. OPP and Durham regional police executed search warrants at homes in Whitby and Napanee, where they say they found drugs and cash. Police say they found 16 grams of suspected fentanyl, one kilogram […]

VARESE — Canada’s para hockey team wrapped up its pre-Paralympic schedule Friday with a 4-0 win over Italy. Dominic Cozzolino of Mississauga, Ont., and James Dunn of Wallacetown, Ont., each had a goal and an assist for Canada. Adam Dixon of Midland, Ont., and Tyler McGregor of Forest, Ont., also scored. Greg Westlake of Oakville, […]

A high-ranking police officer east of Toronto has been suspended after allegedly using a racially inappropriate term. Durham regional police say an unnamed deputy chief used offensive language during a meeting of the service’s Afro-Caribbean Canadian Internal Support Network. Chief Peter Moreira says the language was not directed at anyone but that they “recognize the […]

BRANTFORD — Police in Brantford, Ont. say a 39-year-old woman is facing charges in the death of a newborn baby more than 20 years ago, after she was identified using new DNA techniques. Police say the body of a full-term baby boy was found on the walking trails near Dufferin Avenue and Parkside Drive on […]

DUNEDIN — Kevin Gausman had three strikeouts in his first inning of work at spring training as the Toronto Blue Jays fell 8-7 to the visiting Miami Marlins on Thursday. The Blue Jays starter opened with a strikeout of Otto Lopez. He got into a bit of trouble after surrendering a single to Kyle Stowers […]

TORONTO — Construction is set to begin this spring on a new Ontario Science Centre on Toronto’s waterfront, at an estimated cost of just over $1 billion and a smaller footprint than the old facility. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday that the contract has been awarded to build the new science centre at Ontario […]