York Region

CHAPLEAU — Police on a First Nation in northern Ontario are urging residents to shelter in place as they search for an individual they believe to be armed and dangerous. Nishnawbe Aski Police say officers responded to a disturbance late Saturday afternoon after getting reports of a violent incident in the community of Brunswick House […]

TORONTO — Trey Yesavage has had a lot of firsts in his rookie season with the Toronto Blue Jays. You can add “decoy” to the list. Yesavage and Blue Jays manager John Schneider admitted that the freshman pitcher was used as a distraction in the decisive Game 4 of the American League Division Series when […]

BRANTFORD — Jake O’Brien had three goals and two assists, Marek Vanacker had another three goals and one assist and the Brantford Bulldogs overpowered the visiting Ottawa 67’s 8-5 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday at the TD Civic Centre. Dylan Tsherna and Sam McCue also scored for the Bulldogs (6-0-1-1), who outscored the […]

BRAMPTON — Peel Regional Police say they have arrested and charged a 49-year-old man following an alleged online child luring investigation. Officers say they arrested a Brampton, Ont., resident on Oct. 2, who has been charged with four counts of luring a child under the age of 16. Officers say the Internet Child Exploitation Unit […]

WINNIPEG — Governments and non-profit groups are taking time to review this year’s wildfire season and the unprecedented challenges posed by evacuating tens of thousands of people across wide swaths of the country. The Canadian Red Cross registered 52,000 people across the Prairies, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, making it the agency’s largest domestic operation in […]

Thanksgiving dinner is looking a bit different for one Vancouver couple this year. The normally well-stocked table, with Turkey and all the fixings, will be replaced with a takeaway turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce, and the usual dinner table conversation replaced with a much-awaited Blue Jays baseball game, said Helen Vlahos. Vlahos was visiting Toronto […]

SIMCOE — Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve arrested one person in a homicide investigation in Simcoe and continue to search for a missing person as part of the investigation. Police say officers were first called to a home on Head Street South on Oct. 5 where they found a deceased 71-year-old woman. Officers say they […]

TORONTO — It has become a familiar routine for the Toronto Blue Jays since securing the top seed in the American League on the final day of the season: rest, prepare and perform. It worked like a charm against the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series. The Blue Jays, who have had a […]

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders clinched first place in the CFL’s West Division with a 27-19 victory over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday. The victory improved Saskatchewan’s record to 12-4 and the first-place finish means the Riders will host the West Division final in Regina on Nov. 8. The Argos, who were eliminated from the […]

Provincial police say two teenagers have been charged with second-degree murder after a shooting in a northern Ontario First Nation on Wednesday left one person dead and another injured. Police say they were called to the scene at Echum Drive in Ginoogaming First Nation around 2:15 a.m. for a report of shots fired, and officers […]