York Region

Provincial police say they are investigating after three people were killed and others were injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. Police say emergency crews responded to the intersection of Highway 7 and New Heights Road on Saturday at 6 p.m. for reports of a serious collision involving a passenger vehicle and four […]

A heavy police presence is on site as tens of thousands participate in Toronto’s annual Walk With Israel on Sunday. Organizers expecting turnout similar to last year’s estimated 56,000 participants. Police say they are increasing their presence this year in order to prevent confrontations, as they expect competing groups could gather along the route. Participants […]

Josh Lehmann was a cowboy from Rosthern, a tiny town near where the North and South Saskatchewan rivers meet and the open prairie rolls into the northern boreal forest. He was a rodeo rider, a good friend, someone who would stop whatever they were doing to help. Inside he struggled with his mental health, said […]

SHERBROOKE — Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard is pitching his party as the only resolutely federalist option in Quebec as it will likely face off against the separatist Parti Québécois in the general election scheduled for October. “On the referendum issue, the (Coalition Avenir Québec) is indecisive. Some say they are in the ‘No’ camp. […]

Toronto health officials are investigating a mumps outbreak at a workplace in a downtown building and say the risk of spread to the public is low. Toronto Public Health says there were four confirmed cases as of Friday associated with a workplace at 777 Bay St. The address is the location of a ServiceOntario office, […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton continued to add foundational players Saturday in PWHL expansion with the signing of Swiss star Alina Muller and Canadian defender Nicole Gosling to three-year contracts. Hamilton, Detroit, Las Vegas and San Jose, Calif., will join the women’s pro league next season to make for a 12-team league. Each of the four new […]

SHERBROOKE — Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard says protecting the French language will be a top priority ahead of the general election scheduled for October. The party is holding its general council in Sherbrooke, Que., this weekend to lay out its electoral platform. Though his plan to protect French has not yet been made public, […]

A southwestern Ontario community is marking the five-year anniversary of a hate-motivated attack that took the lives of four members of a Muslim family. Salman Afzaal, his wife Madiha Salman, their daughter Yumna and her grandmother Talat were killed on June 6, 2021, after a man hit them with his truck while they were out […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton’s PWHL expansion team signed Brianne Jenner to a three-year contract Friday, making the veteran forward the first player in franchise history. The Oakville, Ont., native joins Hamilton after captaining the Ottawa Charge through the league’s first three seasons and leading the club with 61 career points. Jenner, 35, is the first player […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 21-year-old cyclist was seriously injured during a Toronto police arrest last week. The Special Investigations Unit says officers tried to stop the man after he went through a stop sign on Queens Quay near Little Norway Park on the evening of May 31. They say there […]