York Region

TORONTO — Ontario’s housing minister is introducing legislation today intended to speed up the construction of new homes, as he admits the province isn’t currently on track to meet its goal of getting 1.5 million homes built over 10 years. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack says Ontario needs to make “immediate changes” to […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they are looking for two suspects after anti-Muslim slurs were etched on a vehicle in the city last month. Police say officers were called to the area of Steeles Avenue West and Martin Grove Road at 3:35 a.m. on April 26. They say a vehicle parked in a driveway was […]

TORONTO — Ontario hospitals spent more than $9 billion on nurses and other staff from for-profit agencies in a 10-year period, a new study concludes. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study, released Monday, examined financial statements for 134 Ontario hospital corporations as well as data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. It found […]

SUNRISE — Joseph Woll did everything he could to hold the line. The Maple Leafs goaltender stretched, contorted and sprawled to make save after save against the Panthers’ onslaught. His teammates weren’t close to that level. Woll stopped 35 of the 37 shots he faced Sunday in Toronto’s stifling 2-0 loss to Florida that evened […]

TORONTO — Star female pitcher Ayami Sato made history as the first woman to play in a Canadian men’s professional baseball league on Sunday. She also had a perfect debut for the Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs. Sato struck out one batter without allowing anyone on base in the first two innings of an […]

TORONTO — The United Steelworkers union says workers at five Starbucks locations in Ontario have ratified their first collective agreements. The union says the union-led contracts are a significant milestone in the push for collective bargaining at the coffee giant. Locations include shops in Ajax, Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto. The company did not immediately respond to […]

TORONTO — A tribunal has revoked a Toronto doctor’s medical license after he pleaded guilty to criminal harassment of 12 girls and admitted to public masturbation. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario tribunal found the facts admitted by Armen Parajian were grounds enough for a reprimand and to have his certification of registration […]

LONDON — Easton Cowan had two goals and three assists, Sam O’Reilly and Jacob Julien each had a goal and assist, and the London Knights tied their Ontario Hockey League championship series at a game apiece with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Oshawa Generals on Saturday. Oliver Bonk also scored for the Knights, who […]

TORONTO — Lorenzo Insigne scored his first MLS goal in 11 months and set up another as Toronto FC defeated D.C. United 2-0 on Saturday for its first home win this season. It was one-way traffic in the first half with Toronto launching 14 shots (including five on target) to one for D.C., whose off-target […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling pumpkin seeds in Ontario due to possible salmonella contamination. The federal inspection body says the affected products are organic European raw pumpkin seeds from Austria sold in bulk at the Stone Store at 14 Commercial St. in Guelph and the Hope Eco-Farm Store brand organic pumpkin seeds sold […]