York Region

TORONTO — Two protests that led to the arrests of Toronto Metropolitan University students last year were “symptoms of a deteriorating campus climate” after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, an external review has found. The newly released report by former Ontario Court of Appeal judge Mary Lou Benotto and lawyer Margot Finley concluded incidents […]

TORONTO — The future of bike lanes on three major Toronto streets was thrown back into limbo on Friday as Ontario’s top court overturned a ruling that blocked the province’s bid to remove them. A lower court last year stopped the province from replacing protected bike lanes with car lanes along 19 kilometres of Bloor […]

TORONTO — An external review of two protests that led to the arrests of Toronto Metropolitan University students last year says the incidents were “symptoms of a deteriorating campus climate” after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The newly released report by former Ontario Court of Appeal judge Mary Lou Benotto and lawyer Margot Finley […]

HAMILTON — Scott Milanovich isn’t the least bit surprised to see Trevor Harris still playing at a very high level. Harris, 40, is in his 14th CFL season but remains an elite quarterback. Last year’s Grey Cup MVP has completed 198-of-269 passes (73.6 per cent) for 2,655 yards with 19 TDs and seven interceptions. More […]

MARKHAM — Organizers of the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham have apologized to spectators after delays in preparing the new street circuit prevented cars from taking practice laps. No cars have taken to the 12-turn, 3.52-kilometre road course around downtown Markham, affecting today’s practice sessions for six races on the weekend schedule. Organizers say […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s top court has cleared the way for the province to remove bike lanes in Toronto, overturning a lower-court ruling that found the plan created an unconstitutional risk to cyclist safety. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto police have released new security footage of a suspect in a 2022 murder who they believe was also involved in an attempted murder several months later. Police say 31-year-old Ding Ping Wang was fatally shot inside a car in a plaza parking lot in the Midland Avenue and Passmore Avenue area on […]

TORONTO — Iga Swiatek had every reason to be confident entering Thursday’s title match at the National Bank Open. Armed with a 25-5 career record in WTA Tour final appearances, the seventh seed from Poland plays best when the stakes are high. She set the early tone against Elena Rybakina and didn’t look back in […]

TORONTO — Boston lefty Payton Tolle silenced the Blue Jays with a two-hit, eight-inning gem and Caleb Durbin hit an eighth-inning grand slam as the Red Sox blanked Toronto 7-0 Thursday. Durbin’s 12th homer of the season came off Toronto reliever Chase Lee and helped the Red Sox (65-56) escape town with one win in […]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in San Francisco say they’ve arrested a Hamilton man who has been on the run since 1991. Charles Peter Billone has been wanted for more than 30 years on child sexual abuse charges in Canada. Billone allegedly failed to re-attend court after being released on a recognizance and Hamilton […]