York Region

TORONTO — The injunction sought by the University of Toronto to clear a pro-Palestinian protest encampment would effectively prevent the group from engaging in other forms of protest on or near campus, lawyers for the demonstrators argued Thursday. The university turned to the courts late last month after protesters ignored its deadline to dismantle the […]

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Miami Beach early Thursday on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and public intoxication after officers say they found him at the city’s marina shouting obscenities at people on a yacht and disobeyed their order to leave. Officers went to the marina shortly before 1 a.m. […]

OTTAWA — The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations says Ottawa’s role is not to govern the internal accountability of the Assembly of First Nations, as its former chief launches a lawsuit against the advocacy group. Gary Anandasangaree said in an interview Thursday that the AFN is a trusted, “valued partner” for the federal government, and […]

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Mental health and spiritual support workers are at the school of a six-year-old boy who died after being hit by a school bus in Vaughan, Ont. Mark Brosens, a spokesperson with the York Catholic District School Board, says the workers are available to anyone who needs support after the boy’s death on […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say their hate crime unit is investigating after a truck displaying what they described as Islamophobic messaging was seen in the city. Posts on social media this week show a cube truck equipped with digital advertising screens on the back and sides that read “Is this Lebanon? Is this Yemen? Is […]

OTTAWA — A federal spy watchdog says a senior RCMP official wrongly considered the importance of a strategic relationship with a foreign organization when deciding whether sharing information posed a risk of torture. The aim of the Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities Act is to prevent the brutalization of someone in overseas custody […]

OTTAWA — Families Minister Jenna Sudds says the government hopes to see kids getting meals from the national school food program before the end of the next school year, but it will take time for organizations to scale up their operations. The Liberals set aside $1 billion over five years for the program, which they […]

OTTAWA — The former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is suing the organization and its executive for defamation and breach of contract, asking for $5 million in damages. RoseAnne Archibald, who was ousted from the job last July, alleges that a “number of illegal and unlawful steps” were made against her, including […]

OTTAWA — Former Humboldt Broncos goaltender Jacob Wassermann has been named to Canada’s Paralympic team and will compete in rowing this summer in Paris. Wassermann was among 13 survivors of a crash that killed 16 on April 6, 2018. The 24-year-old was paralyzed from the navel down when a semi-trailer truck drove through a stop […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s national security adviser says breaking or easing the rules that protect cabinet secrets to respond to alleged foreign interference would be a win for the bad actors trying to meddle in Canadian politics. Nathalie Drouin is speaking at a House of Commons committee today alongside Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Opposition parties […]