York Region

MONTREAL — A search is underway for the occupants of a vehicle that plunged into the Rivière des Prairies in Montreal early this morning. Montreal police say they received a 911 call at about 4:50 a.m. about a vehicle that drove off the end of St-Hubert street, across a narrow park and into the river […]

MONTREAL — Eight people, including four children, were taken to hospital with second and third degree burns after a fire and possible explosion at a home south of Montreal. The operations chief for the regional fire service says a call came in about a building fire at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday in St-Constant, on Montreal’s […]

TORONTO — Convocation ceremonies for graduating University of Toronto students begin Monday against the backdrop of a pro-Palestinian encampment that has remained on campus for weeks despite a trespass notice and looming legal action. More than 30 ceremonies are scheduled to take place through June 21 and the university says all events will proceed as […]

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada will be sending Royal Canadian Navy vessels to support the Indo-Pacific Strategy in the coming days. The Department of National Defence says HMCS Vancouver will leave for Hawaii to take part in Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, known as RIMPAC, which it says is the largest […]

HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — Robert MacIntyre made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th to cap a late surge Saturday and take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the RBC Canadian Open. Tied for the second-round lead with Ryan Fox, MacIntyre shot a 4-under 66 to get to 14-under 196 at Hamilton […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say they have arrested one of Canada’s most wanted fugitives while they were conducting another investigation. Officers say 21-year-old Habiton Solomon was number six on the list of Canada’s 25 most wanted fugitives. But they say they weren’t aware of that when they attempted to arrest him in Hamilton’s downtown core […]

HAMILTON — When Ben Silverman was announced in the 13th tee box at the RBC Canadian Open, the fans at the feature Rink hole knew just what to do: rise and sing “O Canada,” in its entirety. The ovation was the highlight of Silverman’s day, as the golfer from Thornhill, Ont., one of eight Canadians […]

HAMILTON — Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre shot a 4-under 66 in Saturday’s third round of the RBC Canadian Open to add to his lead. MacIntyre started the day tied with New Zealand’s Ryan Fox two shots ahead of the pack. But Fox had an even-par 70 to drop back into second at 10 under as MacIntyre […]

MARKHAM, Ont. — Jacqueline Simoneau of Saint-Laurent, Que., led Canada’s charge to three silver medals Saturday in World Cup artistic swimming. She and Montreal’s Audrey Lamothe finished second in the technical duet and Simoneau was also second in the solo free final. Simoneau and Lamothe were also among the eight Canadian women who claimed silver […]

TORONTO (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes and Bryan Reynolds hit two-run home runs, Mitch Keller pitched six strong innings for his fifth straight victory and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a nine-game losing streak against Toronto by beating the Blue Jays 8-1 on Saturday. After going 4-0 with a 1.30 ERA in four May starts, Keller (7-3) […]