York Region

TORONTO — An online fundraiser is aiming to raise $1 million in donations to help a historic Toronto church that was severely damaged by a fire over the weekend. St. Anne’s Anglican Church, a national historic site, housed early paintings by three Group of Seven members as well as other Canadian artists. A Sunday morning […]

TORONTO — Sports executive and former CFL player Bryan Crawford has been named the next commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League. The major junior league announced in a release Wednesday that Crawford will begin his tenure on Aug. 6. The 42-year-old Crawford has spent the last six years with Golf Canada as the tournament director […]

Ontario’s police watchdog says two officers whose actions are being investigated as part of a probe into a fatal wrong-way crash on Highway 401 have so far not agreed to be interviewed and have not submitted their notes. The Special Investigations Unit, in providing an update on its investigation into the April crash in Whitby, […]

TORONTO — Canada’s largest public school board says it is working with police to assess the impact of a recent cyberattack, but its main system remains operational and has not been affected. In a letter to parents, the Toronto District School Board says an unauthorized party gained access to its technology testing environment, which is […]

OTTAWA — A new court order is requiring Amazon to hand internal records related to its review and ratings programs over to Canada’s competition watchdog. The court order issued by Chief Justice Paul Crampton earlier this week forces Amazon to give the Competition Bureau records prepared for senior management that delve into how star ratings, […]

OTTAWA — Foreign actors are trying to interfere with the Canadian media, and journalists and their bosses need to be aware of it, the chairman of Parliament’s national security committee warned on Wednesday. All forms of media, including mainstream media, are being subjected to interference by bad actors, Liberal MP David McGuinty said. McGuinty said […]

OTTAWA — Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc is affirming a plan to have an ongoing commission of inquiry delve into allegations about MPs colluding with foreign meddlers. But LeBlanc is stopping short, at least for now, of accepting a demand from one senator to give commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue the power to publicly name MPs involved […]

TORONTO — ADW Capital Management LLC has sent a letter to the board and management of GFL Environmental Inc. calling on the company to undertake a strategic review process. The U.S. investment manager says the waste management company should look to sell its environmental solutions division. In its letter to GFL’s board and management, ADW […]

TORONTO — More than 400 patients have been forced into Ontario nursing homes they did not want to go to and the rate of those moves is increasing, The Canadian Press has learned. There were 424 discharged patients who moved to a nursing home not of their choosing out of 20,261 patients who were moved […]

TORONTO — Canadian country stars Brett Kissel, the Reklaws and Dallas Smith are among the performers booked for this year’s CCMA Awards. The Canadian Country Music Association says previously confirmed hosts Thomas Rhett and MacKenzie Porter will also perform at the bash, which celebrates the best in homegrown country music. U.S. country-pop singer Dasha is […]