York Region

TORONTO — A police officer in Toronto has been arrested after property that was delivered to police was taken instead of logged. Police say it occurred multiple times in October. They say items that were recovered included government-issued identification, bank cards and passports. Police added that some of the items had previously been reported stolen. […]

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a City of Ottawa request to overturn a lower court decision about property payments on federally owned buildings. The decision relates to the payments in lieu of taxes the federal government pays the City of Ottawa in place of property taxes, which are known as PILT. […]

SELWYN TOWNSHIP — Ontario Provincial Police say a 72-year-old man has been charged with assault after he allegedly attacked someone for ice fishing too close to him. OPP say officers were called to Chemong Lake near Peterborough on Wednesday afternoon for a report of someone being assaulted while ice fishing. They say the complainant said […]

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to temporarily ban three major cities from requiring a certain percentage of affordable units in new buildings near transit stations, citing a downturn in the housing market. Critics say now is not the time to pull away from affordable housing, but the government argues in its proposal that the policy […]

TORONTO — The mother of a man living in a Toronto-area group home at the centre of a bitter labour dispute says she is seeking accountability after he was “savagely bitten” on the neck by another resident. Jan Beddoe says she was “absolutely furious” after the Dec. 23 attack on her 47-year-old son Chris at […]

TORONTO — AFC Toronto has extended the contract of Nigerian star forward Esther Okoronkwo and three others. Okoronkwo, who helped Nigeria to the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title last July, is now under contract with the Northern Super League club through 2027. She was named player of the match after scoring a goal […]

TORONTO — A snowstorm has reintroduced southern Ontario to some severe winter weather Thursday, as well as a relatively new warning system from Environment Canada. The new system, rolled out in November, attaches a colour to every type of weather alert: warnings, advisories and watches. The yellow, orange and red alerts are intended to help […]

NFL Canada has awarded $75,000 to three Canadian youth football programs. The Falcons Football Club, based in Winnipeg, North Toronto Sentinels, of Vaughan, Ont., (formerly known as Vaughan Rebels Football Association) and Montreal’s Sun Youth Hornets Football will all receive a $25,000 donation as part of the NFL’s Forward Pass initiative. This marks the second […]

LAS VEGAS — Mitch Marner says he hasn’t given much thought to the reunion. The Vegas Golden Knights winger was focused on putting one foot in front of the other as he navigated a new team, city and country. The calendar has also finally flipped to a day many others circled back in June. Vegas […]

Schools were closed and commuters faced severe delays on Thursday morning as heavy snow continued to hammer much of southern Ontario, blocking streets and forcing cars into ditches. Environment Canada said regions including the Greater Toronto Area, Kitchener and Hamilton are expected to see up to 35 centimetres of snow into Thursday afternoon, prompting orange […]