York Region

WELLAND — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed by police in Welland. Investigators said tactical members of the Niagara Regional Police Service responded to a call Saturday around 9:15 p.m. to assist with an arrest of a man wanted by Peel Regional Police. The Special Investigations Unit says […]

TORONTO — The rabbi of a Toronto synagogue says Hanukkah celebrations will continue as planned tonight in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia on Sunday. Levi Gansburg, the rabbi at Chabad on Bayview, says his synagogue will “choose light over darkness” and move forward with its planned Hannukah […]

LONDON — Part of southwestern Ontario are under snow squall warnings Sunday as a winter storm continues to pummel the area with snowfall. Environment Canada says the area from Florence to London, as well as areas along the eastern shore of Lake Huron and the Georgian Bay area are all expected to see continued snowfall […]

TORONTO — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday. Vasily Podkolzin, with two, Darnell Nurse and Zach Hyman provided the rest of the offence for Edmonton (15-11-6). Tristan Jarry made 25 saves and Leon Draisaitl added three assists to give him 999 […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says it has euthanized one of its lions after the animal spent several months undergoing veterinary care for a gastrointestinal symptoms. In a Friday social media post the zoo says Fintan, a 13-year-old “majestic male white lion” was put down on Friday after receiving months of advanced care for nausea, […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say the force’s homicide unit is investigating the city’s 38th homicide of the year. Police say officers were called to the area of St. Clair West and Rushton Road on Dec. 9 just before 8:30 a.m. They say officers found a deceased woman inside an apartment. They say a post-mortem was […]

TORONTO — Police say a Toronto teen was taken to hospital in serious condition after a shooting late Friday. Officers were called just after 11 p.m. to the Englemount-Lawrence neighbourhood of North York for a report of shots fired. When police and paramedics arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy with gunshot wounds. Investigators say the […]

Police in Durham Region say 34 people have been arrested and face more than 130 charges in a drug trafficking and illegal firearms investigation. Police say the investigation dubbed Project Hydrogen began in April and involved various police forces, including Toronto police, Ontario Provincial Police, the RCMP and Winnipeg police. They say officers executed search […]

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro has signed a five-year contract renewal, Rogers Communications announced Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The extension comes on the heels of the Blue Jays’ first appearance in the World Series since 1993. Toronto defeated the New York Yankees in the American League […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say an early investigation has determined that neither the driver nor the caregiver were responsible for the death of a child who was struck by a public bus Thursday afternoon. Police say the crash happened near Emerald Street and Wilson Street just after 1 p.m. and it involved a Hamilton Street […]