York Region

TORONTO — A former Progressive Conservative backbencher in Premier Doug Ford’s government says she is disappointed with his “unilateral decision” to kick her out of caucus. Goldie Ghamari, who represents the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton, was booted from caucus on Friday for what Ford called repeated lapses of judgment. Ghamari came under fire last week […]

HARROW, ONT. — A funeral home in Windsor, Ont., says a mother and her two children, who were found dead in a rural residence last month, have been buried. Families First Funeral Home says that 41-year-old Carly Walsh, her 13-year-old daughter Madison and eight-year-old son Hunter were buried today following visitations on Monday. Ontario Provincial […]

Shares of Aecon Group Inc. were down more than 15 per cent as of mid-afternoon Tuesday in the wake of news that the infrastructure company has reached a settlement in its ongoing dispute with Coastal GasLink. Aecon — which was one of the prime contractors on the Coastal GasLink pipeline construction project — announced after […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa on the 10-day injured list with a left knee sprain. The Jays announced the move, which is retroactive to Monday, hours before hosting the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Kiner-Falefa was originally in the Blue Jays’ starting lineup for Monday’s series opener against the […]

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals needed a stronger ground campaign in their fortress riding of Toronto—St. Paul, including more time to campaign before the vote, suggested several members of the party. The Liberals lost their 30-year grip on the riding when the seat flipped to the Conservatives in a byelection on June 24. Carolyn Bennett, […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Washington, D.C., next week to take part in the NATO leaders’ summit. The 32 NATO allies are set to mark the alliance’s 75th anniversary in the same city where the initial treaty was signed. The ongoing war in Ukraine is expected to take centre stage again […]

OTTAWA — The co-chair of the Liberals’ Ontario campaign is suggesting the party’s candidate in the Toronto—St. Paul’s byelection needed more time to campaign before the vote. The Liberals had held the seat for 30 years, recently under Carolyn Bennett, but the Conservatives won the seat last week by about 600 votes. Karina Gould, who […]

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say a dog was rescued after she was found wandering on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville, Ont., Tuesday morning. They say the dog was found in the eastbound lanes of the highway near Third Line. Police say the pup was enticed off the highway and into the officers’ […]

TORONTO — Bell Media is seeking an injunction to block Rogers Communications Inc. from broadcasting Warner Bros. Discovery content on its television channels for two years when it is set to take over the Canadian rights to that programming next January. In a court application filed June 19, the BCE Inc. subsidiary says a licensing […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell in late-afternoon trading, weighed down by losses in the telecom sector, while U.S. stock markets climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 47.70 points at 21,828.09. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 15.45 points at 39,184.97. The S&P 500 index was up 9.28 […]