York Region

South Simcoe police say a warrant has been issued for the arrest of a woman who allegedly took her infant daughter to Russia and refused to return despite a family court order. Police say the baby had been living with both parents in Innisfil, just south of Barrie, Ont., when the child abduction was reported […]

Waterloo Regional Police say they have launched a homicide investigation after a man died at a home in Kitchener, Ont. Police say officers responded to a home in the area of Cameron Street North and Weber Street East on Monday at 9:30 a.m. for a well-being check. They say officers located a man inside with […]

Ontario’s education minister is telling licensed daycare providers to immediately prevent the use of parking spaces directly adjacent to child-care facilities, after a toddler was killed when an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto. In a memo to daycares obtained by The Canadian Press, Paul Calandra — who first proposed the measures several […]

HAMILTON — It’s not necessarily as exciting as long downfield completions, but Scott Milanovich is making no apologies for the emergence of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ ground game. The Ticats (8-5) have cracked the 160-yard rushing plateau in each of their last two games, both wins. Hamilton ran for 234 yards on 28 attempts (8.4-yard average) […]

TORONTO — In the wake of a resignation announcement from Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, the party must now set about organizing another leadership race and caucus member John Fraser says he believes there will be a lot of interest. This will be the third leadership race since 2020 after Crombie, who was chosen as […]

OTTAWA — Ottawa police say they are investigating the death of a person found in a parking garage lobby this weekend as suspicious. Police say they were called to the scene shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday. They say a deceased male was found in the garage lobby of a building on Scott Street. No […]

Toronto police say a 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man are facing charges including second-degree murder after a homeless man died as a result of several violent attacks on people in the city’s downtown core. Det. Sgt. Stacey McCabe says the attacks targeted vulnerable people and took place between 5:45 a.m. and 8:07 a.m. on […]

Bartenders at a local Cambridge pub and billiards lounge were left starstruck after Justin Bieber made an unexpected visit on Sept. 10. Chicago Pub & Billiards said they had no idea the singer-songwriter was coming by but were happy to host him for his evening out with a friend playing pool, singing karaoke and posing […]

TORONTO — Bonnie Crombie says she will resign as Ontario Liberal leader. More to come. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The newly created Build Canada Homes agency will oversee plans to build 4,000 homes on six federally owned sites, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday. Specific locations for the homes have not yet been announced, but Carney said they will be in Dartmouth, N.S., Longueuil, Que., Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Construction is […]