York Region

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it is cracking down on fraudulent tow truck drivers with a new certification requirement it calls a first among Canada’s provinces. Effective July 1, tow truck drivers will need a provincial certificate to operate, as the government assumes industry oversight responsibilities from municipalities. The province passed legislation in 2021 […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it is cracking down on fraudulent tow truck drivers with a new certification requirement it calls a first among Canada’s provinces. Effective July 1, tow truck drivers will need a provincial certificate to operate, as the government assumes industry oversight responsibilities from municipalities. The province passed legislation in 2021 […]

SURREY, B.C. — A 40-year-old Ontario man with a long criminal history has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the slaying of Tori Dunn in Surrey, B.C., earlier this month. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Adam Mann is facing the murder charge after Surrey police found him while they were on their […]

TORONTO — After competing with different partners at the Tokyo Games, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are joining forces this summer at the Paris Olympics. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, both from Toronto, were part of Canada’s Olympic beach volleyball team announced Friday by Volleyball Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee. Heather Bansley of Waterdown, Ont., Toronto’s […]

Court documents show billionaire businessman Frank Stronach stands accused of sexually assaulting seven additional complainants from 1977 to as recently as February. The documents filed today provide additional information about eight new charges police recently laid against 91-year-old Stronach, after he was initially arrested in early June on five charges involving three different complainants. The […]

TORONTO — Years before Jonathan Mogbo was drafted by the Toronto Raptors, he got used to stopping and posing for photos with local fans. Mogbo visited his childhood best friend Scottie Barnes in Toronto after Barnes was drafted to the Raptors. Toronto they rode scooters around the city and stopped in a convenience store for […]

TORONTO — Eric Peters and Virginie Chénier have been named to Canada’s Olympic archery team. Archery Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the roster Friday. Both athletes are set to make their Olympic debuts. Peters, 27, from Kitchener, Ont., won silver in the men’s individual recurve event at the 2023 world archery championships, Canada’s […]

TORONTO — Toronto city staff are looking into what legal requirements the province may have to operate or maintain the Ontario Science Centre, after Premier Doug Ford’s government abruptly shuttered the facility citing structural concerns. Mayor Olivia Chow says her office has been inundated with messages from people hoping to save the science centre, and […]

TORONTO — Canadian insolvencies rose in May from last year as elevated inflation and interest rates continue to hit businesses and consumers. Data from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy shows total insolvencies were up 19.2 per cent from May 2023 and up 3.1 per cent from April. The overall figures came as consumer […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged lower in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the energy and utility stocks, while U.S. stock markets climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 12.20 points at 21,929.96. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 106.19 points at 39,270.25. The S&P 500 index […]