York Region

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 […]

TORONTO — Mo Zhang and Eugene Wang will lead an experienced Canadian table tennis team at this summer’s Paris Olympics. Zhang, from Vancouver, will be competing at her fifth Olympics as part of the roster announced Thursday by Table Tennis Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee. The 35-year-old reached the Round of 16 at the […]

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

TORONTO — A new study shows the gender pay gap in Canada’s tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021. Researchers at The Dias, a public policy organization based at Toronto Metropolitan University, says the average woman tech worker was making $71,400 in 2021 compared with $91,000 earned by their male counterpart. They say that […]