York Region

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved lower Tuesday after the latest report on inflation showed price growth easing, while U.S. markets were mixed but also trending lower. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 78.95 points at 23,037.44. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 0.03 points at 40,896.53. The S&P 500 […]

TORONTO — Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly publicly apologized Tuesday for conduct which led to him being suspended for violating the CFL’s gender-based violence policy. Kelly’s apology came two days after he was reinstated, with conditions, by the CFL. The league suspended Kelly on May 7 for Toronto’s two exhibition games and at least its […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say three people are facing charges after officers allegedly found an assault rifle in a vehicle that tried to flee a traffic stop then crashed into a streetcar. Police say officers tried to pull over the black Mercedes Benz during a Sunday afternoon traffic stop, but the vehicle took off. They […]

TORONTO — The York University Faculty Association says it has reached a tentative deal with the university. The association says the deal to extend the collective agreement until April 2027 was brokered just before midnight Monday. If ratified, the deal would avert a strike or a walkout at the large Toronto-based university, where fall classes […]

OTTAWA — Ontario’s housing minister is announcing a new set of planning rules, which he says will help more homes get built in communities across the province. Paul Calandra announced the new Provincial Planning Statement today at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference, telling the municipal leaders in attendance that it will give them […]

OTTAWA — Senior public servants have been called to a House of Commons committee to explain the government’s decision to buy a $9-million condo for the consul general in New York. Conservative MP Michael Barrett called the residence “excessive” and “opulent,” and questioned why the procurement minister was not made aware of the purchase. “Was […]

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs in Manitoba are calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to rescind the appointment of veteran broadcaster Charles Adler to the Senate. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says Adler’s past comments toward Indigenous Peoples are “grossly offensive” and perpetuate stereotypes. In 1999, while working on a radio show in Winnipeg, Adler […]

TORONTO — About 800 Canadian employees are being laid off by SkipTheDishes and its parent company. Roughly 100 Canada-based workers will depart SkipTheDishes, the food delivery service’s chief executive Paul Burns revealed on LinkedIn on Tuesday. Meanwhile, some 700 staff members who work for its owner Just Eat Takeaway.com will also lose their jobs, he […]

TORONTO — Argonauts coach Ryan Dinwiddie says recently reinstated quarterback Chad Kelly will start Thursday when Toronto hosts the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The league announced Sunday that Kelly is cleared to return to the league, with conditions, after serving a suspension for violating its gender-based violence policy. The CFL suspended Kelly in May for its two […]

TORONTO — Scattered throughout Kenzie Allen’s debut poetry collection are familiar names: Indiana Jones, Pocahontas, Yoko Ono. “The pop culture figures are not just fun, weird foils for me, which they are, but they’re also a shared reference point,” she said. For a long time, she said, she felt like she had to include those […]