York Region

WATERLOO — A man accused of a triple stabbing targeting a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo last summer has pleaded guilty to several charges. Geovanny Villalba-Aleman was initially facing 11 charges over the attack that took place on campus in June 2023, with federal prosecutors saying all those charges constituted terrorism offences. […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s deputy prime minister says the finding that some Canadian members of Parliament were “wittingly” helping foreign state actors is “concerning,” but she trusts that law enforcement will do its job. Chrystia Freeland’s comments come after a committee of MPs and senators released a report Monday that said intelligence shows foreign actors worked […]

TORONTO — Canadian international defender Doneil Henry has been named sporting director of League1 Ontario’s Simcoe Country Rovers. The 31-year-old from Brampton, Ont. is one of several Canada players with an ownership stake in the semi-pro club based in Barrie, Ont. Others include former Canada captains Atiba Hutchinson and Julian de Guzman and current Canadian […]

OTTAWA — The federal spending watchdog says three key agencies lacked the capacity and tools to protect Canadians from cyberattacks and tackle the growing threat of online crime. In a report today, Auditor General Karen Hogan describes breakdowns in response, co-ordination, enforcement, tracking and analysis between and across the organizations. Hogan’s review looked at the […]

OTTAWA — A new report from auditor general Karen Hogan finds government organizations frequently disregarded federal contracting and procurement rules when awarding contracts to consulting firm, McKinsey & Company. At the request of the House of Commons, the auditor general probed 97 contracts awarded to McKinsey between 2011 and 2023, with a total value of […]

TORONTO — A new report by KPMG in Canada says most Canadians rarely head to a bank or credit union branch to do their daily banking, but they like the idea of keeping the option available. The survey says 48 per cent of those questioned said they visit a branch once or twice a year […]

TORONTO — Advocacy group Women in Capital Markets is changing its name to VersaFi. The group says the move reflects the organization’s commitment to accelerating progress for gender equity across the sector more broadly. VersaFi chief executive Tanya van Biesen says the change comes as the group expands its efforts to support and advocate for […]

OTTAWA — An NDP MP says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal stories about intimate partner violence. Laurel Collins says legislators from across party lines have supported her private member’s bill, which seeks […]

TORONTO — More convocation ceremonies are scheduled for today at the University of Toronto after the first graduation event proceeded without interruption amid an ongoing pro-Palestinian protest on campus. Dozens of fresh graduates crossed the stage at Convocation Hall to receive their diplomas on Monday, with several holding up Palestinian flags or wearing scarves bearing […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s police oversight agency is investigating a fatal shooting of a man on Monday afternoon by a Toronto Police Service officer. The Special Investigations Unit says in a news release that shortly before 3 p.m., police received 911 calls about a man on Ellesmere Road threatening motorists. The release says officers located the […]