York Region

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed up on Thursday, buoyed by strength in the energy and technology sectors, while U.S. stock markets notched muted gains. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 148.26 points at 21,942.16. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 36.26 points at 39,164.06. The S&P 500 index was […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors swung a trade less than an hour before the second round of the NBA Draft began, according to several media reports. Toronto sent small forward Jalen McDaniels to the Sacramento Kings for point guard Davion Mitchell and power forward Sasha Vezenkov. The Raptors didn’t deal their highly valued 31st-overall pick […]

OTTAWA — A Liberal campaign co-chair insists his caucus is united behind Justin Trudeau, even as the majority of elected Liberals remain silent on the prime minister’s political future. The Canadian Press contacted dozens of Liberal MPs following the unexpected loss of a Toronto stronghold in a byelection earlier this week, but only a small […]

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is not allowing resolutions on child welfare at its coming annual general assembly, including one that called for it to publicly apologize for comments made in front of a tribunal. Khilselim, a chairperson with Squamish Nation, brought forward a resolution on Jordan’s Principle, a legal rule that ensures […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a provincial police officer with assault causing bodily harm following an interaction that left a 40-year-old man with serious injuries last year. The Special Investigations Unit says the interaction took place after an Ontario Provincial Police officer found the man urinating outside a bank in Trenton, Ont., […]

CHATHAM-KENT, ONTARIO — A third person has been charged in the investigation into the death of a 27-year-old woman in southwestern Ontario. Chatham-Kent police say a 23-year-old woman was arrested in Windsor, Ont., on Wednesday in the death of Louise Thomson, who was from Milton, Ont. Police say they found Thomson dead at an address […]

TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu will continue her comeback at the Paris Games as part of a loaded Canadian tennis team looking for its first Olympic medal in 24 years. The 2019 U.S. Open champ from Mississauga, Ont., was named to Canada’s Olympic team along with Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., Ottawa’s Gabriela […]

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is ramping up efforts to recover overpayments of pandemic-related benefits. Starting in July, the agency said Thursday it will begin issuing legal warnings and could start to take steps to recover overpayments of all COVID-19 programs such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says foreign workers have been making the transition to permanent residency at higher rates in recent years. A new report from the federal agency shows that between 2016 and 2020, 23 per cent of foreign workers had become permanent residents two years after obtaining their first work permits. That was up […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the energy, technology and industrial sectors, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 80.86 points at 21,874.76. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 73.93 points at 39,201.73. The S&P 500 index […]