York Region

TORONTO — Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has booked her ticket for the Paris Olympics. The four-time Olympic medallist won the women’s 100-metre backstroke race in 57.94 seconds at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials. Ingrid Wilm of Calgary was second in 59.31 — over a half-second inside the Olympic qualifying time — to lock up a […]

TORONTO — Ontario will revamp how it compensates seasonal agricultural workers who are injured on the job, but critics say thousands of other migrant workers are being left out of the changes.  The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board says the changes affect how the board pays a worker who cannot return to a job due […]

TORONTO — Strength in technology and utility stocks helped Canada’s main stock index inch higher Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets rallied to new record highs after a pair of reports on inflation and retail sales.  The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 41.42 points at 22,284.76. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up […]

DURHAM, Wis. — Police in the Greater Toronto Area say they’ve arrested and charged a man who called himself the “crypto king” after an investigation into an alleged investment fraud involving millions of dollars. Durham Regional Police say 25-year-old Aiden Pleterski has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and laundering proceeds of crime. Police say […]

TORONTO — Sex assault survivors and the opposition are livid with the Ontario government for what they call procedural games over a proposed justice bill.  Government House Leader Paul Calandra sent a proposed NDP sexual assault justice bill to committee on Tuesday, thereby cancelling a debate on it Wednesday. More than 100 survivors and supporters […]

Toronto Hydro says power has been restored after a large outage caused by a squirrel impacted thousands of people in the downtown area.  The company’s outage map showed the disruption started at 10:23 a.m. when the animal came into contact with power equipment. Toronto Hydro says power was fully restored at about 1:30 p.m. It […]

GUELPH, Ont. — Quarterback Chad Kelly isn’t on the Toronto Argonauts’ suspended list but remains away from the CFL team. The Argos announced early Wednesday they’d placed Kelly on the suspended list but a club official later issued a revision, adding Kelly is still not participating in team activities and isn’t present at its facilities. […]

TORONTO — CFL players will have the option of wearing protective soft-shell helmet covers known as Guardian caps during games this season but mouthguards will be mandatory. The two measures were among a host of health-and-safety initiatives announced by the league Wednesday. The CFL mandated the use of Guardian caps last year during training camp […]

TORONTO — Sex assault survivors and the opposition are livid with the Ontario government for what they call procedural games over an intimate partner violence bill.  Government House Leader Paul Calandra sent a proposed NDP bill on intimate partner violence to committee on Tuesday, thereby cancelling a debate on it today. Catherine Fife’s private member’s […]

TORONTO — Strength in technology and utility stocks helped Canada’s main stock index climb in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 66.75 points at 22,310.09. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 258.25 points at 39,816.36. The S&P 500 index was up 42.46 points […]