York Region

OTTAWA — Canada’s former top judge is ending her term on a high-level Hong Kong court, saying she has faith in democracy in the territory. Beverley McLachlin served as Canada’s chief justice from 2000 to 2017 and joined the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal a year later. Beijing has recently been cracking down on […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Cargojet Inc. has signed a three-year agreement with Chinese company Great Vision HK Express to provide scheduled charter flights between Vancouver and China. The company says it will fly a B767-300F aircraft on a route connecting Hangzhou, China, and Vancouver. Under the agreement, Cargojet will operate a minimum of three flights per […]

TORONTO — Roots Corp. says it lost $8.9 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $8.0 million in the same quarter last year. The retailer says the loss amounted to 22 cents per share for the quarter ended May 4, compared with a loss of 19 cents per share a year earlier. […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s leading research universities warn that a proposed foreign influence transparency registry could have an unintended “chilling effect” on international partnerships, meaning Canada misses out on cutting-edge opportunities. The U15 Canada universities are among several concerned voices urging MPs to adopt changes to the planned registry, a centrepiece of legislation being whisked through […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Residents of Mississauga, Ont., will be going to the polls today to elect the city’s next mayor. Sixteen candidates are vying to fill the office last held by Bonnie Crombie, who stepped down in January shortly after becoming leader of the provincial Liberals. Former federal Member of Parliament Carolyn Parrish, who spent […]

TORONTO — Cameron Dukes threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the B.C. Lions 35-27 on Sunday night in the season opener for both teams. Dukes finished 21-of-27 passing for 254 yards in leading Toronto (1-0) to a fourth straight home victory over B.C. (0-1). A sparkling 60-yard punt […]

OTTAWA — Canada got off to a promising start with a first-set victory, but Serbia rallied to beat their Volleyball Nations League rival 3-1 in a best-of-five match on Sunday at TD Place. The Canadian men, who wrapped up the second week of VNL action with a 2-2 record, opened Sunday with a 25-21 win, […]

TORONTO — Nota Bene Bespoke have built a reputation as the go-to tailors for young professional athletes over the past five years, but they’re taking on their biggest challenge yet this summer: Toronto’s Zach Edey. The seven-foot-four, 300-pound centre from Toronto is one of the top basketball prospects heading into the NBA draft later this […]

NIAGARA, Ont. — Niagara Regional Police say they are investigating the death of a 27-year-old Hamilton woman whose body was found in a rural area just outside St, Ont. Catharines. Police say they were called to the area of Nineteenth Street and Seventh Avenue in the town of Lincoln on Saturday afternoon after receiving reports […]

OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to take the first legislative step Monday toward increasing the inclusion rate on capital gains. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland flagged the timing Sunday, saying the government is taking action to improve tax fairness for Canadians. Freeland announced the capital gains tax changes as part of her April budget, but […]