York Region

TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment on the University of Toronto campus are expected to meet with school officials today. The meeting, which is scheduled for 5 p.m. local time, comes after the university issued a trespass notice to the protesters on Friday. The school has said it will take “all […]

TORONTO (AP) — Sergio Santos scored in the 93rd minute Saturday as FC Cincinnati defeated Toronto FC 4-3 to extend its winning streak to a club-record seven games. Lucho Acosta moved into the penalty area and played chip shot it in front of goal to Santos for the goal. Lorenzo Insigne’s 85th-minute goal from the […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say two suspects fired gunshots at a Jewish girls school early Saturday morning and damaged the building. Investigators say nobody was injured in the shooting, which happened shortly before 5 a.m. at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School. Police say two suspects shot at the building from a dark-coloured vehicle, which was […]

HAMILTON — Dustin Crum made his case to remain the Redblacks’ starting quarterback on Saturday, leading Ottawa to a 31-22 pre-season win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Crum took over for starter Dru Brown late in the first quarter and completed 10-of-16 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 33 yards and […]

MATACHEWAN, Ont. — The Ontario government says it has reached a settlement in a treaty land entitlement claim linked to the Matachewan First Nation. Under the settlement, the First Nation located southeast of Timmins, Ont., will receive $590,000 and more than 2,000 hectares of provincial Crown land, which may be added to its reserve. Treaty […]

A lawyer representing Red Lobster’s Canadian operations says he will ask an Ontario court to recognize and enforce the restaurant chain’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. In an email to The Canadian Press, Linc Rogers says he will bring an application to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on behalf of the Canadian arm […]

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — York Regional Police are seeking witnesses after a series of shootings outside a cinema north of Toronto. Police say video surveillance from 2:30 a.m. Friday shows a suspect in a dark SUV firing multiple shots toward the entrance of the theatre at East Beaver Creek Road and Highway 7 in Richmond […]

OTTAWA — Better training and information-processing tools are needed to help the intelligence program at Canada’s border agency fight everything from firearms smuggling to human trafficking, says an internal evaluation. The recently released Canada Border Services Agency evaluation report also found the sensitive nature of the activities and a lack of data made it difficult […]

OTTAWA — A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. “You couldn’t see the trees. You just saw fire,” said Matear, the senior operating director for the health system in […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is forgoing the usual classical staples by the likes of Mozart and Beethoven this weekend for a radically different repertoire drawn from video games “World of Warcraft” and “Assassin’s Creed.” The unconventional show is the latest to tap into the growing popularity of putting game soundtracks in a grand […]