York Region

The family of a man who was fatally shot in his Vaughan, Ont., home during a home invasion is set to speak today along with the city’s mayor to call for changes to Canada’s criminal justice system. Police say Abdul Aleem Farooqi, 46, died from gunshot wounds after at least three male suspects broke into […]

MARKHAM — IndyCar is coming to Markham, Ont. The open-wheel auto racing series is holding a news conference this morning to announce that it will start hosting an event in the Toronto suburb. Markham mayor Frank Scarpitti and Ontario’s minister of sport Neil Lumsden will both be in attendance. The Grand Prix of Toronto is […]

TORONTO — Toronto has parted ways with Ola Brynhildsen, with the forward headed back to his native Norway to join Bodø/Glimt on loan. The 26-year-old came to Toronto in February from Denmark’s FC Midtjylland on a year-long loan with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the current season. “We want […]

Toronto police say they have recovered the body of a man who fell off a Jet Ski along the shoreline in Scarborough last week. Police have said they were called to the scene near Bluffer’s Park around 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 24 after a man in his 20s reportedly fell into the water. Police said […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is reacting angrily to news of the closure of a plant that bottles Crown Royal, pouring out a bottle at a press conference and encouraging others to dump the whisky as well. Spirits maker Diageo announced last week that it will cease operations at its bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., early […]

Sudbury police say they’re searching for three additional suspects after two people were found dead and two others were arrested following a shooting in an apartment building last week. Police say they responded to a report of gunshots inside a building on Paris Street in the city’s south end the evening of Aug. 29. Two […]

TORONTO — Kiesza is feeling herself. Nestled in the corner of a hotel restaurant, the Canadian hitmaker is grooving along to one of the lusty dance-pop songs from her new album. Blasting over her phone’s tiny speaker, the heavy bass has been reduced to a faint tap. But it doesn’t stop the singer from taking […]

Canada will host Ecuador in a men’s soccer friendly in Toronto during the November FIFA international window. The Nov. 13 game at BMO Field marks only the second meeting between the Canadian men, currently ranked an all-time high at 28th in the world, and No. 25 Ecuador. The first matchup, also at BMO Field, was […]

TORONTO — Greater Toronto commuters are likely bracing for traffic and transit congestion to worsen over the coming months as a number of major employers get ready to increase in-office days. Even before return-to-office mandates take effect, experts say vehicle traffic in the city is at a tipping point, while delays, construction and public safety […]

HAMILTON — Dejon Brissett added his own unique twist to the wild, often crazy Labour Day series between the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Brissett’s 63-yard catch to Hamilton’s four-yard line with one second remaining set up Lirim Hajrullahu’s 11-yard field goal that gave Toronto a stunning 35-33 victory Monday afternoon. Brissett caught Nick Arbuckle’s […]