York Region

OTTAWA — A Canadian immigration lawyer says now that Donald Trump is a convicted felon, he is technically barred from crossing the border into Canada. Trump was found guilty today on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial, which are punishable by up to four years in prison. Mario Bellissimo says that makes […]

OTTAWA — A massive new Toronto vaccine factory, tasked with making flu shots and preparing for the next pandemic, won’t start producing shots until 2027 — as much as a year later than the company initially envisioned when the plant was first announced. The news came Thursday as the company, Sanofi, announced the opening of […]

OTTAWA — The NDP says an advertisement for a Conservative party event featuring a photo of deputy Speaker Chris d’Entremont in his official robes violates the neutrality of his office. NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen asked the Conservatives to clarify in the House of Commons today whether d’Entremont knew about or approved the ad. Conservative MP […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index differentiated itself from sliding U.S. markets Thursday, gaining more than 150 points on the back of better-than-expected quarterly results from Royal Bank and CIBC. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 173.73 points at 22,071.71. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 330.06 points at 38,111.48. The […]

TORONTO — CIBC and Royal Bank wrapped a round of second-quarter bank earnings on Thursday that showed rising but manageable consumer strain. In what was the last quarter before the Bank of Canada is widely expected to start cutting interest rates, all banks showed they set aside more money for potentially bad loans from last […]

HAMILTON — Americans Sam Burns and Sean O’Hair are the clubhouse leaders in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open. They are three shots ahead of the pack after 7-under 63 rounds. Two-time champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland is in a group tied for fourth at 4-under par. McIlroy played with Canadians Nick […]

TORONTO — Brookfield is in talks to acquire a majority stake in French renewable power developer Neoen, with plans to buy the remaining interest in the company, if it is successful in reaching a deal. The plan led by the Brookfield Global Transition Fund values Neoen, which has renewable power projects in operation and under […]

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada says it’s rewarding shareholders as its second-quarter profit rose from last year and it successfully closed its HSBC Canada acquisition. The bank said Thursday it will now pay a quarterly dividend of $1.42 per share, an increase of four cents. It also said it plans to buy back up […]

TORONTO — One of eight teen girls charged in the death of a homeless man in downtown Toronto has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Three 13-year-olds, three 14-year-olds and two 16-year-olds were initially charged with second-degree murder in the death of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man police say was living in the city’s shelter system. Lee […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has suggested immigrants are to blame for the shooting of an empty Jewish school in Toronto over the weekend, despite police saying they have little information on the suspects. Toronto police have said two suspects fired shots shortly before 5 a.m. last Saturday at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School […]