York Region

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down almost 200 points in a broad-based decline led by financials, utilities and base metals, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 182.42 points at 21,887.34. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 120.62 points at 38,747.42. The S&P 500 […]

TORONTO — A lawyer for a man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Toronto bus two years ago says his client has been found not criminally responsible in her death. Tenzin Norbu had pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Nyima Dolma. One of his lawyers, Ilias Loui Dallas, […]

A plastics plant in Sarnia, Ont., that has been subject to recent orders and regulations from both the provincial and federal governments over benzene emissions is permanently shutting down. Ineos Styrolution said in a statement Tuesday that its decision to close the Sarnia site by June 2026 was made “irrespective” of the current regulatory situation. […]

TORONTO — Calgary Stampeders quarterback Jake Maier and Toronto Argonauts defensive lineman Jared Brinkman earned the offensive and defensive CFL honour roll nods Tuesday. Maier was 21-of-26 passing for 252 yards and two touchdowns in Calgary’s season-opening 32-24 home win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night. He earned a 94.0 grade. The league’s weekly […]

OTTAWA — The Conservatives say they will oppose new tax measures introduced in the Liberal budget. The comments come just hours before the House of Commons is set to vote on a Liberal motion to make Canadians who make a profit from selling assets pay more capital gains tax. The Conservatives did not state their […]

OTTAWA — Green Party’s Elizabeth May says she believes the small number of MPs named in a recent spy watchdog report did not knowingly set out to betray Canada. May says today she is “vastly relieved” after reading an unredacted version of a report on foreign interference by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of […]

TORONTO — A survey from publishing industry non-profit BookNet Canada suggests a growing number of Canadians are getting their books from a free source. BookNet says it’s the first time in the survey’s nine-year history that more than half of readers across all formats got their reading material for free. It says 51 per cent […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s justice minister says it will “take some time” to create a new regulator to compel internet giants to better protect Canadians against online harms. Arif Virani’s comments come as the Opposition Conservatives are criticizing the government’s plan to create a new regulatory scheme through its Online Harms Act as nothing more than […]

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Mark Winfield, Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada Even with the Ontario legislature rising for an extended summer break, the province’s politics […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 150 points in a broad-based decline, while U.S. stock markets were mixed in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 148.52 points at 21,921.24. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 209.99 points at 38,658.05. The S&P 500 index was down 10.02 […]