York Region

FREDERICTON — A 25-year-old New Brunswick woman only a few months into her new job as a town crier is getting ready to compete at a world tournament of her peers — many of them twice her age. Summer Gallant spent her early adult years travelling before she returned home to Riverview, N.B., where she […]

TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard is returning to Toronto seven years after leading the Raptors to the franchise’s only NBA championship. Here’s a look at key dates from Leonard’s first stint with the Raptors to his return to Toronto: July 18, 2018 — The Toronto Raptors acquire Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green from the San Antonio […]

TORONTO — Zach McKinstry scored on Louis Varland’s fielding error in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers slipped past the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday. Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle grounded to Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., with Varland running from the mound to cover the base. Varland missed Guerrero’s throw and […]

TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard is officially returning to the Toronto Raptors. After a months-long delay, the NBA approved a trade between the Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers on Monday that sent Leonard back to Toronto where he won an NBA championship in 2019. All-star forward Brandon Ingram, guard Gradey Dick, unprotected first-round picks in 2031 […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s high-stakes pitch for foreign investment drew a diverse crowd of protesters to Toronto on Monday evening as Indigenous leaders, environmental groups, union leaders and others marched together in opposition of his agenda. Hundreds of executives and global asset managers descended on the city for Canada’s first-ever national investment summit. Carney has […]

Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to resolve claims tied to an investigation of contamination at a baby formula factory in Sturgis, Michigan, the largest in the country, which led to the supply shortages in 2022. Problems at the facility prompted a lawsuit by the Justice Department and recall of powdered infant formula at the […]

Ontario’s natural resources minister has pledged better communication on wildfires going forward. Mike Harris says the province can do a better job talking with communities when forest fires are approaching. First Nations criticized Harris and the government’s response this summer when wildfires ripped through their lands, saying they were either warned late or heard nothing […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s English Catholic teachers have scheduled a strike vote in November, as contract talks have yet to move past initial stages. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association says in a message to its members today that a strike vote will send a message to the government that there needs to be meaningful progress […]

ZAPOPAN — Canadian Bianca Andreescu started strong, but in the end was no match for sixth-seeded Cristina Bucsa of Spain in Sunday’s opening round of the Guadalajara Open. Bucsa defeated the wild card from Mississauga, Ont., 6-4, 6-3 in a WTA 500 match that took one hour, 37 minutes to complete. Andreescu finished with one […]

TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has an unprecedented opportunity to build up the economy as global investors descend in Toronto for a high-stakes summit, and teased that a number of deals have already been signed. Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are arriving in Toronto for Canada’s first-ever investment summit to […]