York Region

Thirty-two people are facing criminal charges after a police investigation into a street gang in Toronto known as the Jamestown Crips. Toronto police say officers started investigating last September when they partnered with York Regional Police, Peel Regional Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police to disrupt a drug and firearm trafficking network. They say […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up more than 200 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the base metal, technology and energy sectors, while U.S. stock markets also surged higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 242.56 points at 23,002.57. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 473.89 points […]

TORONTO — The head of Canada Jetlines Ltd. and three other executives are stepping down from the company amid serious financial problems that put its future in doubt. The airline says it will need to raise more capital to continue operations. Shares of the company on the NEO Exchange have been halted pending news. The […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July were up from a year ago, but edged back from where they were in June this year. The association says home sales in July were up 4.8 per cent compared with the same month last year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, home sales […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $82.4 billion in June. The agency says sales fell in five of the seven subsectors. Sales in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector fell 2.6 per cent […]

TORONTO — Ontario child-care operators in the national $10-a-day program will soon be compensated in a way the province says will cover the true cost of providing care, after many said they were struggling to keep their doors open under the current structure. Education Minister Todd Smith is set to announce a long-delayed new funding […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has named Deepak Bhandari as chief financial officer of its pork business, which it plans to spin off as an independent, publicly traded company. Bhandari is currently senior vice-president of strategy and corporate development at High Liner Foods Inc. and recently served as the interim chief financial officer […]

The Public Health Agency of Canada says it was only after multiple Listeria cases emerged in Ontario in June that it recognized a broader outbreak that had started back in August 2023. Questions have swirled around why it took nearly a year for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to announce a national recall of several […]

INNISFAIL, Alta. — Team Ontario has defended its title in the Inter-Provincial Team competition at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship at Innisfail Golf Club. Team Ontario edged runner-up Team B.C. by two strokes on Wednesday to finish at 10 under and win back-to-back championships. “It’s just really nice to represent our province and show out […]

OTTAWA — Peter Baxter, the longtime athletic director at Wilfrid Laurier, has been appointed to Football Canada’s board of directors. The governing body of amateur football in Canada made the announcement Wednesday. Baxter was also unanimously selected as board chairman and will serve with Football Canada through the 2024 and 2025 seasons. “In recent years, […]