York Region

GRASSIE — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he believes Prime Minister Mark Carney will back his idea for a tunnel under Highway 401 through the Greater Toronto Area. Ford made the comments today at the International Plowing Match, an annual expo that celebrates agriculture and rural living. When asked if Carney has given him any […]

OTTAWA — Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he wants to end youth homelessness in the city by 2030. Sutcliffe told reporters at a press conference today the details of the city’s plan will be unveiled in its upcoming budget. He did announce initial measures, including a foot race event focused on ending homelessness and a […]

TORONTO — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a team of investigators is looking into what happened when a small plane crashed in Toronto on Monday night. Emergency officials in Toronto say no one was injured in the crash near a high school in the city’s east end just after 8 p.m. Three people […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man is dead after an evening shooting in the city’s Scarborough neighbourhood. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Kingston and Galloway Roads just after 10:20 p.m. Monday night. Police say they found a man with gunshot wounds who was pronounced dead at the scene. […]

GRASSIE — Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie has cancelled her first scheduled public appearance since announcing over the weekend that she will resign. Crombie, who was chosen as party leader in 2023, decided to step down as soon as a successor is chosen after receiving a weak show of support in a leadership vote at […]

TORONTO — As Toronto’s libraries increasingly find themselves on the front lines of the city’s homelessness and mental health crisis, a program that aims to help some of the most vulnerable people is expanding to more branches. Social and crisis support services are now available in 12 Toronto Public Library locations across the city, in […]

TORONTO — Emergency officials in Toronto say no one was injured when a small plane crashed near a school in the city’s East York area on Monday night. Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop posted a photo of the crash scene on social media, which showed the single-engine aircraft in one piece, but angled nose-down on […]

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have placed their hopes for scaling up Canada’s affordable housing stock in Ana Bailão, a former Toronto city councillor. Bailão spent 12 years at Toronto City Hall starting in 2010 and directed a number of affordable housing initiatives there. As a chair of the city’s planning and housing committee, she […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ve laid charges against nine people after making arrests at a weekend demonstration in a city park. A rally at Christie Pits Park on Saturday calling for deportations and an end to mass immigration was met by a counter-demonstration, which led to several arrests. Police say some of the participants […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ve laid charges against nine people after making arrests at a weekend demonstration in a city park. A rally at Christie Pits Park on Saturday calling for deportations and an end to mass immigration was met by a counter-demonstration, which led to several arrests. Police say some of the participants […]