York Region

TORONTO — Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. says it has acquired six pharmacies across Canada. Financial terms of the deals were not immediately available. The company says it has acquired five locations in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and British Columbia in separate transactions. The sixth deal is for another location in B.C. and is expected to close later […]

TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian protesters have been pushing the University of Toronto to boycott the Hebrew University of Jerusalem – which the Canadian school has long had partnerships with – but U of T says the demand is a non-starter. U of T’s president, Meric Gertler, said this month that the school has “steadfastly maintained” it […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court is set to hear the University of Toronto’s application for an injunction to clear a pro-Palestinian protest encampment today and tomorrow. The university turned to the court late last month after protesters ignored its deadline to dismantle the encampment in the area known as King’s College Circle. The encampment was […]

TORONTO — Tyler O’Neill homered and Ceddanne Rafaela drove in David Hamilton with the go-ahead run in Boston’s two-run eighth inning as the Red Sox came back for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. O’Neill led off the frame with a 408-foot blast off left-hander Brendon Little to straightaway centre […]

TORONTO — Toronto police have identified the victims of a shooting that left three people dead, including the gunman, on Monday. Police say 54-year-old Arash Missaghi of Toronto, and 44-year-old Samira Yousefi of Concord, Ont., were killed at a commercial building in north Toronto. They say the third person found dead is a 46-year-old man […]

Energy equities nudged up Canada’s main stock index on Tuesday, balancing out a slight drop in the technology and industrial sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 23.42 points at 21,611.30. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 56.76 points at 38,834.86. The S&P 500 index was up 13.80 points at 5,487.03, […]

TORONTO — Leading the B.C. Lions to their first win of the season earned quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. the nod as top offensive player on the CFL honour roll Tuesday. Adams earned a grade of 94.6 from Pro Football Focus after completing 17-of-29 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns in B.C.’s 26-17 win over […]

OTTAWA — Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says he is not being “muzzled” by the federal Liberals over economic data related to the impact of carbon pricing. Giroux is correcting the record after he says he left the wrong impression at a committee meeting two weeks ago. On June 3, Giroux was asked about his […]

TORONTO — Celine Dion has bared her soul on stage for most of her life, but her new documentary reveals a previously unseen side of the famed Québécois singer. Amid her struggle with stiff person syndrome, “I Am: Celine Dion” offers an unflinching look at the 56-year-old’s private life as she manages the rare neurological […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court has approved a sales process and stalking horse bid for Red Lobster Canada, which is operating under court protection from creditors. The move comes after a U.S. court approved the sales process for the company which launched Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings last month. Court filings made on June 11 say […]