York Region

The Ontario and federal governments, along with an energy company, have announced that they are setting up a research Centre for Fusion Energy in the province. The federal government, through Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., is spending up to $33 million to establish the centre, while Ontario is putting up $19.5 million and Stellarex, a […]

Many Ontario residents are waking up to the sights and sounds of Old Man Winter after the first major blast of a multi-day winter storm. Environment Canada says snowfall amounts could reach upwards of 50 centimetres for areas off Georgian Bay, and up to 60 centimetres in northeastern Ontario as the system lingers into Saturday. […]

OTTAWA — Ontario’s Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli knows he has to hustle to secure job-creating developments with defence industry ties for his province — now that Ottawa is poised to move quickly on major military purchases. With the navy looking to place a rush order for submarines and the Swedish defence firm Saab dangling […]

OTTAWA — The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing 10-year-old Darla Thurrott in 1989. In a decision issued Thursday, the court concluded there was a miscarriage of justice in the case and set the conviction aside. In 1990, Timothy Rees was found guilty of second-degree […]

Police in the Niagara Region are looking to return an urn containing cremated remains to its owner after the urn was brought to a thrift store as a donation. Police say officers were called to the West Lincoln Community Care Thrift Store in the Town of West Lincoln on Monday after it was reported someone […]

TORONTO — A Toronto constable has been charged with sexual assault and other offences. Police say Const. Bojan Antal is alleged to have assaulted a victim in 2014, and committed further offences including sexual assault in 2025. Antal has also been charged with breach of trust by a public officer, criminal harassment and intimidation. He […]

TORONTO — A major mall owner is suing the U.S. arm of Hudson’s Bay for more than $75 million in losses and damages related to former Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Canada. At the centre of the Ontario Superior Court case are three Cadillac Fairview Corp. properties — Toronto Eaton Centre, Sherway Gardens in Etobicoke, […]

OTTAWA — An Ontario court has decided a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers against OpenAI will proceed in that province. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, had put forward a jurisdictional challenge and argued the case should be heard in a U.S. courtroom instead. OpenAI said the company isn’t located in Ontario and doesn’t […]

HALIFAX — A bouncer at a Halifax bar who killed an Ontario man during a scuffle on Christmas Eve 2022 has been convicted by a judge of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death. Court heard that Alexander Pishori Levy was the head of security at the Halifax Alehouse when there was a minor altercation inside […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say two men in their 20s have been arrested after a “vicious” hate-motivated assault against a transgender person last month. Police say a physical altercation took place around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 25 as the victim was leaving a bar with their friends on Hess Street South in Hamilton. Police say […]