York Region

TORONTO (AP) — Jarren Duran and Enmanuel Valdez hit solo home runs, Brayan Bello pitched six innings to snap a three-start winless streak, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Duran, who had two hits and two RBIs, extended his hitting streak to […]

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says he has spent the most time talking publicly about the existential threat he thinks the technology poses, but he considers the surveillance risks it could trigger even more urgent. Hinton says his worries are based around a prediction he has that AI will be very good at […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed down Wednesday in a broad-based decline. The S&P/TSX composite index closed 94.40 points lower at 21,516.90. Industrial and health care sectors led the declines, while metals was one of the few areas to notch gains. U.S. markets were closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The Canadian dollar […]

TORONTO — The head of 1Password says artificial intelligence is making it increasingly easier for hackers and scammers to carry out their crimes on a much more personal basis. Jeff Shiner, chief executive of the Toronto-based password management company, foresees the technology being used more and more to target people individually. As an example, he […]

OTTAWA — The federal health minister has asked the Senate to move as quickly as possible to pass the government’s pharmacare legislation so that Canadians can start accessing medications by next spring, he told reporters Wednesday. A pharmacare bill drafted by the Liberals and the NDP made its way through the House of Commons in […]

TORONTO — NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Andrew Wiggins and Jamal Murray will lead the Canadian men’s basketball team at the Paris Olympics in July. Canada Basketball made the announcement Wednesday afternoon and said a training camp will be held from June 28 to July 7 in Toronto. The team is coming off a historic 2023 […]

OTTAWA — Most federal Liberals still insist they can turn things around in the polls once Canadians really start looking at the options in front of them. MPs gathered on Parliament Hill for the final time today before the summer recess, and members of all parties seemed eager for the break. Government House leader Steven […]

VAUGHAN, Ont. — York Region police say they have charged a man with first-degree murder after a targeted shooting killed a 21-year-old woman in the parking lot of a mall north of Toronto. Police say a second man has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder following the Tuesday shooting in the parking […]

TORONTO — CFL broadcasts are going to look a little different now. Starting Thursday night, broadcasts of CFL games on TSN+ will be available as augmented live streams. Viewers will see locators to help them find the ball carrier and a timer that will indicate the length of time it takes a quarterback to get […]

TORONTO — Binance Holdings Ltd. is appealing a $6-million fine imposed on the company by Fintrac, the federal anti-money laundering agency. In its appeal to the Federal Court, the cryptocurrency exchange company says it does not direct its services at those in Canada and any involvement in the Canadian market is incidental to its global […]