York Region

MARKHAM — Police in York Region are warning the public after another coyote attack in Markham, Ont., on Sunday. Police say a coyote bit a child in a park in the area of Roy Rainey and Bur Oak avenues around 7:30 p.m. They say the child is about five years old and was taken to […]

KELOWNA — Sam O’Reilly has become one of the more accomplished players in recent Canadian Hockey League history. But his journey to a third straight Memorial Cup tournament hasn’t been without twists and turns. He has endured detours and a little adversity along the way. Traded in the NHL. Traded in the OHL. From ‘once […]

TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has announced she’ll be seeking re-election in this year’s municipal election. Chow says she plans to continue focusing on her work as mayor right now, with “plenty of time for campaigning in the fall.” The 69-year-old former NDP parliamentarian was elected in 2023 in a byelection after the resignation […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says no one is more “ticked off” about $200,000 in costs to taxpayers for a private jet purchase, but he is not committing to personally repaying it, as the NDP has urged. The government bought a used 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 jet for the premier’s use earlier this year, […]

TORONTO — The province has committed to opening the new $1-billion Ontario Science Centre by 2029. Premier Doug Ford says they have officially broken ground on the new building at Ontario Place. The new science centre will have a smaller footprint than the old one, but will feature a building on the mainland, renovated pods […]

TORONTO — Ontario cabinet minister Caroline Mulroney has announced that she is resigning, citing a desire to start a new chapter. Mulroney was elected in 2018 as part of Premier Doug Ford’s first government and has served in a number of cabinet portfolios, including attorney general, transportation, Francophone affairs, and currently president of the Treasury […]

TORONTO — The star of a Canadian medical drama that just premiered its fourth season says he feels elevated by the recent success of other homegrown TV shows such as “Heated Rivalry” and “North of North.” “We do have a tone, we do have a voice. There is a lot of talented people in Canada. […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is going to court to try to prevent the release of documents about its ill-fated blue licence plates, a move that comes amid a broader clampdown on public access to government records. Lawyers for the government have applied for a judicial review of decisions by Ontario’s information and […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals have rejected an appeal launched by MP Nate Erskine-Smith after he lost a nomination contest earlier this month. Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection but did not win the party’s nomination, with members instead selecting Ahsanul Hafiz. Erskine-Smith appealed to the party’s […]

Toronto police have released an updated photo and a new website as part of their search efforts for a teen girl who has been missing for eight days. Police say 14-year-old Esther was last seen in the area of Bathurst Street and Hotspur Road just after midnight on May 16, and they are concerned for […]