York Region

TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at a University of Toronto campus encampment have started to take down tarps and tents as they face down a court order to dismantle the site. Demonstrators say they plan to hold a rally on Wednesday afternoon ahead of a 6 p.m. deadline set out in Tuesday’s court order. Sara Rasikh, […]

OTTAWA — The federal government says it is naming Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan as defence chief, making her the first woman to hold the Canadian Armed Forces’ top job. Carignan is currently the military’s chief of professional conduct and culture, a job created in the wake of the sexual misconduct crisis. Several high-ranking leaders were forced […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade deficit widened to $1.9 billion in May as exports fell to their lowest level since July last year. The agency says the result compared with a revised trade deficit of $1.3 billion for April. The initial reading had shown a deficit of $1.0 billion for the […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Police Service says it will enforce a court order granted yesterday that says demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at the University of Toronto must dismantle the site by 6 p.m. today. Ontario Superior Court Justice Markus Koehnen says while there is no evidence the encampment participants have been violent or […]

TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit a three-run home run against his former team, Spencer Horwitz added a solo homer and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 on Tuesday night. Yordan Alvarez homered and scored twice as Houston almost came back from a 7-0 deficit, but the Astros lost […]

TORONTO — Spencer Horwitz had a solo shot and George Springer followed that with a three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Justin Turner drove in a run with a single in the first inning and Addison Barger doubled home another in the […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defencemen Dakota Mermis and Philippe Myers, and forward Cédric Paré, the NHL club announced Tuesday. All three signed one-year contracts worth US$775,000. Paré’s deal is a two-way contract. The 30-year-old Mermis from Alton, Ill., recorded eight points (three goals, five assists) in 47 games with the Minnesota […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s summer campaign circuit will not include a stop at the Calgary Stampede. The annual 10-day rodeo and festival is usually a must-do event for politicians and Trudeau hasn’t missed a summer except for the COVID-19 years of 2020 and 2021. But his office confirms there will be no pancake […]

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to dismantle their encampment on the University of Toronto’s downtown campus by 6 p.m. Wednesday. A decision issued this afternoon says the encampment has taken away the university’s ability to control what happens on the area known as King’s College Circle. The judge says the harm […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose Tuesday near the end of the trading day, erasing earlier losses as energy and base metals helped offset weakness in telecom, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 78.01 points at 21,953.80. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up […]