York Region

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down more than 200 points in early trading, while U.S. stock markets regained some of the ground lost Monday when the Toronto market was closed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 256.02 points at 21,971.61. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 378.23 points at […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $638 million in June as exports of crude oil and gold rose sharply. The agency says the result compared with a revised trade deficit of $1.6 billion in May. The initial reading for May released last month had shown a deficit of […]

MARKHAM, Ont. — Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. reported a second-quarter profit of $17.8 million, down from $24.1 million a year earlier. The pet food and pet-related supplies retailer says the profit amounted to 25 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended June 29, down from 33 cents per diluted share in the same quarter […]

Waterloo Regional Police say a 14-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe. Police issued the alert Monday around 7:15 p.m. for the teen who they said had last been seen in Kitchener, Ontario. They said she was with an unknown suspect. There were no details about the suspect […]

PORT COLBORNE, Ont. — Niagara Regional Police say several thousand people pushed through the fences at a free Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont., on Saturday. Municipal officials say the venue at H. H. Knoll Park had reached capacity just before 9:30 p.m., at which point police decided to close the surrounding fences. Police […]

TORONTO — Canadians Stacey Fung and Carol Zhao won’t reach the National Bank Open main draw. Fung was knocked out in the second round of women’s singles qualifying with a 6-1, 6-3 loss to top qualifier Katie Volynets of the United States on Monday at Sobeys Stadium. The 27-year-old Fung, from Vancouver, won just seven […]

TEMISKAMING SHORES, Ont. — The Temiskaming detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police says a 38-year-old Toronto man drowned Sunday in Twin Lakes in northeastern Ontario. They say emergency services responded to a call in Hudson Township shortly after 2 p.m. Police say the man was recovered from the water and transported to the hospital where […]

TORONTO — Canada’s Stacey Fung won’t reach the National Bank Open main draw. Fung was knocked out in the second round of women’s singles qualifying with a 6-1, 6-3 loss to top qualifier Katie Volynets of the United States on Monday at Sobeys Stadium. The 27-year-old Fung, from Vancouver, won just seven of 32 points […]

PRINCE EDWARD, Ont. — Police say a man is dead after being spotted in the waters of Lake Ontario in Picton, Ont., Sunday evening. Ontario Provincial Police say they were dispatched to the area of Point Petre shortly before 7 p.m. alongside the Hastings Quinte Paramedic Services and Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue. They […]

As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them “a bag of money up front.” That’s the incentive on offer in Huntsville, Ont., where local authorities say they will give an $80,000 signing bonus to any family physician who […]