York Region

TORONTO — Ontario hopes to have shovels in the ground to begin building Highway 413 within a year.  Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says a new agreement with the federal government will allow the Toronto-area highway to begin much earlier. Ottawa and Ontario said yesterday that they came to an agreement that establishes a joint working […]

TORONTO — Weakness in several sectors including financials led Canada’s main stock index lower in late-morning trading,while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 130.16 points at 21,610.04. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 99.17 points at 37,834.28. The S&P 500 index was down 7.06 points at […]

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Ontario is spending $1 billion to refurbish hydro power stations in Niagara Falls, Ont. Energy Minister Todd Smith says the refurbishment will extend the life of the generating stations by 30 years. Ontario Power Generation and a subsidiary of General Electric will renew 25 units at the Sir Adam Beck Complex […]

TORONTO — More than 800 airline food service staff at Toronto’s Pearson airport have gone on strike, potentially leaving thousands of passengers without meals.  The union representing employees at Gate Gourmet says they voted 96 per cent against an offer by the Swiss-owned travel catering company on Monday night. The striking workers cook, package and […]

TORONTO — Interac Corp. says it is acquiring the exclusive Canadian rights to use Toronto-based Vouchr Ltd.’s platform, which will allow personalized multimedia messages to be sent alongside money transfers. The national debit network says that once integrated, its e-transfer service will offer customizable notifications that Canadians can use when e-gifting. Another feature will allow […]

TORONTO — Difficulties hiring and retaining enough nurses and personal support workers for long-term care homes could mean the Ontario government may not meet its target for the amount of hands-on care residents receive, the minister responsible for the sector was warned. There is a “systemic shortage of nurses” across all sectors, according to a […]

TORONTO — A pro-Palestine group says some of its supporters have been arrested for protesting inside a Toronto business it claims is linked with Israeli causes. The group, which calls itself Jews Say No To Genocide, says in a statement that dozens of people went into the offices of Awz Ventures around Yonge Street and […]

CASEY, ONTARIO — Teams of searchers have been looking for a motorist missing since the weekend when police say the vehicle he was driving entered a flooded ditch and was pulled into a creek in northern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say in a news release that members of their Temiskaming Detachment were called about the […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — The Saginaw Spirit, who lost a rare home game on Saturday, quickly put that setback in the rear-view mirror with a 7-2 victory over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on Monday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action at GFL Memorial Gardens. Calem Mangone scored twice for the Spirit, who grabbed […]

TORONTO (AP) — Chris Bassitt pitched into the seventh inning to win his second straight start, Alejandro Kirk reached base three times and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 3-1 on Monday night, handing New York consecutive losses for the first time this season. New York (12-5) lost 8-7 at Cleveland on Sunday when […]