York Region

TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is calling on everyone in the province and beyond to rally behind the Jewish community and stand up against hate after shots were fired at a Jewish girls school over the weekend. Toronto police say two suspects fired shots shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday at Bais Chaya Mushka […]

OTTAWA — Eight more organizations have signed on to the federal government’s voluntary code of conduct for artificial intelligence. The organizations include computer manufacturer Lenovo, software firm Salesforce, credit card company Mastercard and enterprise systems business Kyndryl. Among the Canadian signatories are the Toronto tech hub MaRS Discovery District, virtual tutor operator Alloprof, consulting firm […]

TORONTO — The University of Toronto says it’s seeking an injunction to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters from its downtown campus. A statement posted this morning from university president Meric Gertler says the school is asking the court for an expedited case conference. University officials issued a trespass notice on Friday ordering demonstrators to […]

OTTAWA — Canada is looking at the massive new U.S. import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles imposed by President Joe Biden earlier this month, but is not making any commitment to following suit north of the border. Chinese brands are not a major player in Canada’s EV market at the moment but imports from China […]

TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian protesters who have been camped out at the University of Toronto for weeks say they have no plans to honour the terms of a trespass notice issued by the school and clear the demonstration site by 8 a.m. today. Instead, protest organizers say they will hold a rally at that time alongside […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s privacy commissioner says she will publish a special report about the use of non-government emails and deleted messages related to the Greenbelt. NDP Leader Marit Stiles had asked Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Patricia Kosseim to investigate the premier and government staffers’ reported use of personal phones and emails on the […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his trade and industry ministers say Canada is investigating the notion of hiking tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China following a massive tax hike by the Americans earlier this month. Chinese brands are not a major player in Canada’s EV market but imports from China have exploded […]

TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at an encampment on the University of Toronto campus say they’ve prepared a counter offer to present to the school at a meeting later today. Graduate student Sara Rasikh says those at the encampment will be asking the university for immediate disclosure of public investments it has in companies profiting from […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to France next month for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Trudeau will spend two days in France to attend D-day events including a Canadian ceremony at Juno Beach on the morning of June 6, marking exactly 80 years since 14,000 Canadians stormed the beach as part of […]

It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn’t know the cause but he had to “back off from playing sports and back off from academics.” It got worse. “I got really, really sick, and I couldn’t really do […]