York Region

TORONTO — Toronto police say there will be heightened security at a pro-Israel march and a related protest this weekend, and are warning that anyone engaging in criminal activity can expect to be arrested. Police say the United Jewish Appeal is holding their annual “Walk with Israel” event on Sunday, which involves a five-kilometre walk […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s justice minister says he’s open to amending the government’s long-awaited legislation aimed at protecting Canadians against online harms, while the Opposition Conservatives say the Liberals could instead move faster by modernizing existing laws. Justice Minister Arif Virani delivered his first major defense of the Online Harms Act to the House of Commons […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a second man has died after a Sunday night shooting outside a west end high school. Police say 46-year-old Seymour Gibbs died from his injuries on Wednesday. They say two suspects shot at a group of men gathered in the North Albion Collegiate Institute parking lot after a weekend soccer […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index lost ground in late-morning trading on Friday while U.S. stock markets were mixed after jobs reports were released on both sides of the border. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 109.02 points at 22,120.08. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 35.44 points at 38,921.61. The […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s major teachers’ unions are welcoming a change in education ministers in a cabinet shuffle, saying they hope it signals a new path forward with Premier Doug Ford’s government. Stephen Lecce served as education minister since 2019, through two rounds of collective bargaining with teachers and education workers, and now becomes minister of […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s public transit operated as normal Friday morning after the TTC and transit workers announced a last-minute deal to avoid a strike that would have shut down the system and plunged city hall into political tumult. Contract talks between ATU Local 113 and the Toronto Transit Commission went down to the wire following […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate continued its upward climb in May, rising slightly to 6.2 per cent as opportunities became harder to find for prospective jobseekers. Statistics Canada’s latest labour force survey showed the economy added 27,000 jobs last month – too modest of a gain to keep the unemployment rate from rising by a […]

TORONTO — Public health officials in Toronto are recommending that people get vaccinated for meningococcal disease in light of an increase in cases. Toronto Public Health says there have been 13 cases of invasive meningococcal disease reported so far this year – more than the total cases seen in any year since 2002. The agency […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.2 per cent in May as the economy added a modest 27,000 jobs. The unemployment rate was sitting at 6.1 per cent in April. The agency’s labour force survey suggests the Canadian job market continues to weaken as high interest rates weigh on consumers […]

Toronto’s public transit system is set to operate as normal after the TTC and transit workers announced a last minute deal to avoid a strike. Contract talks between ATU Local 113 and the Toronto Transit Commission went down to the wire following months of negotiations. The union says the framework deal reached includes progress on […]