York Region

Another Thunder Bay, Ont., man who oversaw the creation of fake Norval Morrisseau paintings has pleaded guilty to fraud-related charges. David Voss, 52, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of forgery and one count of uttering forged documents. An agreed statement of facts filed with the court says Voss managed the production and distribution of […]

HAMILTON — McMaster Children’s Hospital has halted tonsil and adenoid surgeries after two children died following the procedures. A statement issued Wednesday by Hamilton Health Sciences says both children died after being discharged from hospital. One of them died the day after their surgery and the other child died nine days after their procedure. The […]

OTTAWA — Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux is accusing the federal government of hiding its own economic analysis that confirms carbon pricing has a negative overall effect on Canadian households. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the accusation is ridiculous. Giroux is battling with the Liberals after he admitted recently that his office’s own analysis of […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s famed Phoenix Concert Theatre is closing its doors after more than 33 years. Owners of the downtown venue, which has hosted Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Billie Eilish, say they’ve marked Jan. 15, 2025, for the final show as plans go ahead to transform the grounds into residential housing. They plan […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former New York Islanders head coach Lane Lambert as an associate coach on Craig Berube’s staff. The 59-year-old Lambert posted a 61-46-20 record as Islanders head coach. He was promoted from associate coach after Barry Trotz was fired following the 2021-22 season and led the Islanders to […]

OTTAWA — The Liberal MP who invited a Conservative backbencher onto his podcast says he’s surprised the Conservative described feeling “ambushed” by queries about his long-standing and well-known opposition to abortion. Nate Erskine-Smith says he’s less surprised, however, to see Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre distance himself from Alberta MP Arnold Viersen’s comments. During his appearance […]

TORONTO — The president of a union representing Toronto transit workers says they are headed toward a Friday strike unless talks drastically change on core issues. A strike could bring transit service in Canada’s most populous city to a grinding halt, upending travel plans for tens of thousands of commuters who depend on its streetcars, […]

OTTAWA — The chairman of a national security watchdog says the panel “cannot add anything” to its recent finding that some MPs wittingly assisted the efforts of foreign states to interfere in Canadian politics. Liberal MP David McGuinty says the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians has gone as far as it possibly can […]

TORONTO — A proposed class-action lawsuit has been launched against TD Bank related to the ongoing investigations into the bank’s anti-money-laundering program in the U.S. The suit launched by Sotos Class Actions is on behalf of shareholders who bought TD shares between Aug. 26, 2021 and June 3, 2024. It alleges TD misrepresented systemic deficiencies […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says there are more than 70,000 children seeking support through the Ontario Autism Program, but fewer than 15,000 are getting funding for core therapy. Not all children registered in the program are waiting for core therapy, which funds applied behaviour analysis, speech language pathology, occupational therapy and mental health services, […]