York Region

TORONTO — Strength in energy and base metal stocks helped Canada’s main stock index move higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 36.38 points at 22,181.40. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 55.21 points at 38,862.54. The S&P 500 index was down […]

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are moving to streamline and secure health data across jurisdictions with a new bill that imposes new rules on technology vendors. Health Minister Mark Holland tabled the legislation in the House of Commons this morning. The bill would require vendors to ensure that health information tech they license, sell or […]

TORONTO — The president of a union representing Toronto transit workers says they continue to negotiate in an effort to reach a deal before a looming strike deadline, but the Toronto Transit Commission isn’t offering anything concrete. ATU Local 113 president Marvin Alfred says the union has been clear about what it wants and the […]

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc accused Conservative MPs of theatrics today as they pressed the government to release the names of MPs allegedly engaged in foreign interference. An intelligence watchdog said in a public report this week that that some MPs wittingly assisted the efforts of foreign states to meddle in Canadian politics. […]

OTTAWA — Housing Minister Sean Fraser has announced the launch of a $1.5-billion co-operative housing development program that the federal government promised in its 2022 budget. Fraser is in Winnipeg today to announce the program, which is expected to build thousands of new homes by 2028. The federal government says the program was co-designed with […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $1.0 billion in April. The agency says the result comes after a revised deficit of $2.0 billion for March. The initial reading had shown a deficit of $2.3 billion for March. Statistics Canada says total exports increased 2.6 per cent to $64.4 […]

TORONTO — The chair of the Toronto Transit Commission says service will continue until 2 a.m. tomorrow even if transit workers go on strike. Toronto city Coun. Jamaal Myers says in a statement the agency has yet to reach an agreement with unionized workers, but he’s “encouraged” both sides remain at the bargaining table. Contract […]

OTTAWA — Ten civil society organizations are warning that the unusually swift parliamentary study of a bill to counter foreign interference could result in flawed laws that violate people’s rights. In a letter today to MPs on the House of Commons national security committee, the groups express “deep concerns” that MPs plan to soon wrap […]

TORONTO — Canadian poet-translator George McWhirter stood alone at a lectern Wednesday night to accept the Griffin Poetry Prize he earned with his friend and longtime collaborator Homero Aridjis. The prodigious Mexican poet couldn’t attend the ceremony in Toronto where his collection, “Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence,” won the $130,000 award because he was […]

TORONTO — Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in Cavan Biggio with the winning run in the ninth inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 walkoff victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. Kiner-Falefa drove a pitch to the wall off Orioles right-hander Craig Kimbrel (4-2) to allow Biggio to trot home from […]