York Region

An Ontario Provincial Police officer who died in a highway crash while on duty is being remembered as a brave and compassionate man committed to his community. A funeral was held in Cobourg, Ont., on Wednesday for Sgt. Brandon Malcolm, who was killed in a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Highway 401 east of […]

TORONTO — Toronto public health officials say nine cases have been confirmed in an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease. Toronto Public Health says there’s been no change in the number of confirmed cases as of Wednesday and officials are investigating the source of the outbreak. Legionnaires’ disease is a serious respiratory illness caused by legionella bacteria […]

TORONTO — The Barrie Colts have been fined $15,000 by the Ontario Hockey League for ‘conduct detrimental to the league’s public perception’ after a terse post-game press conference following the team’s conference final victory over Brantford went viral. The OHL announced the fine Wednesday, hours before the opening faceoff of Game 1 of the league […]

The chief of an Ontario First Nation pursuing legal action against Canada for its alleged underfunding of on-reserve schools told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on Wednesday that the case is an opportunity for “meaningful, lasting change.” Closing submissions began in the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation’s complaint before the tribunal accusing the federal […]

TORONTO — Tickets for the World Cup fan festival in Toronto are now available, more than a month before the tournament officially kicks off. The fan festival is set to be held at Fort York National Historic Site and The Bentway park between June 11 and July 19, timed to coincide with match days. The […]

COBOURG — An Ontario Provincial Police officer who died in a highway crash while on duty is being remembered as a brave and compassionate man committed to his community. A funeral is being held in Cobourg, Ont., on Wednesday for Sgt. Brandon Malcolm, who was killed in a single-vehicle involving a motorcycle on Highway 401 […]

TORONTO — “Endling” author Maria Reva and “Small Ceremonies” writer Kyle Edwards are among the finalists for this year’s Amazon Canada First Novel Award. Last year, Reva took home the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for her novel about the Ukrainian bride business and Russia’s invasion of that country, and Edwards won the Governor […]

COBOURG — The funeral service for an Ontario Provincial Police officer killed in a highway crash while on duty is taking place this morning in Cobourg. Sgt. Brandon Malcolm, who joined the force six years ago, was killed in a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Highway 401 east of Toronto on April 27. The […]

Closing submissions are set to begin today in a First Nation’s complaint before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal accusing the federal government of systemically underfunding and neglecting on-reserve education in Ontario. The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation alleges the education funding formula implemented by the federal government in 2019 substantially underfunds on-reserve schools, fails […]

Provincial police say two people have died and another was injured in a crash in Lambton County near Sarnia, Ont. Police say the collision, involving a commercial motor vehicle and passenger vehicle, occurred in the town of Plympton-Wyoming. They say officers and fire crews responded to the crash in the area of Lakeshore Road and […]