York Region

TORONTO — Ontario is considering revising its tallies of how many homes are built in cities and towns across the province, after some complained that undercounting has cost them millions in provincial funding. As Premier Doug Ford’s government attempts to get 1.5 million homes built by 2031 it has assigned annual housing targets to 50 […]

TORONTO — Nina Dunic has won Ontario’s top book prize for her debut novel “The Clarion.” Dunic’s tale of two siblings took home the $20,000 Trillium Book Award at a ceremony on Thursday evening. A. Light Zachary received the $10,000 Trillium Book Award for Poetry for their collection “More Sure.” The French-language book award went […]

OTTAWA — Liberal John McKay, who has been an MP since 1997, says he won’t run for office again. The Scarborough—Guildwood MP won his seat in the past nine federal elections. First elected when Jean Chrétien was prime minister, McKay served as Parliamentary secretary in the governments of both Paul Martin and Justin Trudeau. McKay […]

Jacob Wassermann says the transition from tending goal in hockey to rowing wasn’t as difficult as people might think. Wassermann, a survivor of a bus crash that killed 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team in 2018, was named to Canada’s Paralympic team Thursday in the sport of para rowing. “One of the […]

OTTAWA — An Ontario Superior Court judge has found no documented evidence to support allegations made against former Liberal MP Han Dong in series of Global News stories last year. The judge made the comments as he rejected an application from Corus Entertainment to throw out Dong’s lawsuit against the news agency, saying it is […]

TORONTO — Strength in resource and industrial stocks helped Canada’s main stock index close higher Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 64.45 points at 21,581.35. The technology index on the S&P/TSX composite was down about 0.6 per cent as U.S. tech stocks also pulled back after significant gains […]

TORONTO — Donald Sutherland, the Canadian acting legend with a prolific film and TV career, has died at age 88. His son, actor Kiefer Sutherland, confirmed his death on Thursday, calling him “one of the most important actors in the history of film,” in a post on the X platform. “Never daunted by a role, […]

Ontario’s electricity system operator says the province should have enough electricity to meet growing demand this year and next, though it may have to import power during extreme heat at times. The Independent Electricity System Operator says in its 18-month reliability outlook report that there will be enough supply of electricity generated in Ontario under […]

TORONTO — A truck that has been spotted driving around Toronto displaying what police have described as Islamophobic messages belongs to the right-wing media organization Rebel News, the outlet’s founder Ezra Levant said Thursday. Police said its hate crime unit was investigating, noting “community concerns about a truck displaying Islamophobic messaging in Toronto.” In a […]

TORONTO — Strength in resource and industrial stocks helped Canada’s main stock index close higher Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 64.45 points at 21,581.35. In New York, where markets were closed on Wednesday for the Juneteenth holiday, the Dow Jones industrial average ended up 299.90 points at […]