York Region

OTTAWA — Federal immigration officials warned the government it risked undermining the temporary immigration system with the design of the emergency visa program for war-displaced Ukrainians, newly released court documents show. Immigration Department staff raised the concern in a memo to Sean Fraser, immigration minister at the time, shortly after the program was announced. The […]

TORONTO — Losses in the energy sector led Canada’s main stock index lower on Tuesday, while U.S. stock markets were also down. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 58.90 points at 22,813.75. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 57.35 points at 40,358.09. The S&P 500 index was down 8.67 points at […]

TORONTO — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek is being posthumously honoured with a U.S. postage stamp. A sheet of stamps featuring the legendary Canadian-born quiz show host was unveiled on Monday, timed for what would’ve been his 84th birthday. It’s designed to evoke the TV studio of “Jeopardy!” with an archival photograph of Trebek standing beside […]

TORONTO — A man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted the same person, who he did not know, on three separate occasions in downtown Toronto. Police say officers were called on Sunday afternoon for a report of a sexual assault. They allege a man sexually assaulted someone during three separate occasions over […]

OTTAWA — One of the country’s newest navy ships is tied up in a U.S. port after it took on 20,000 litres of water because of a leak. HMCS Max Bernays is one of Canada’s new Arctic and offshore patrol ships, built in Halifax by Irving Shipyards. It was taking part in an international exercise […]

TORONTO — Hundreds of Ontario’s liquor stores reopened Tuesday following a strike that lasted more than two weeks, but the fighting between the union representing workers and the government dragged on. About 10,000 Liquor Control Board of Ontario workers had returned Monday to prepare for the opening of nearly 700 stores after they walked off […]

TORONTO — Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Ajou Ajou and defensive lineman DeWayne Hendrix of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were among the top performers in the CFL’s weekly honour roll Tuesday. Ajou was the top-rated offensive player with a grade of 81.3. He had four catches for 110 yards in Saskatchewan’s 19-9 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers […]

BRAMPTON, ONT. — Peel Region police say they have arrested 18 people, including three teens, as part of an investigation into an organized crime network linked to multiple violent home invasions, armed robberies and carjackings. Police say the months-long investigation, dubbed Project Warlock, began after a series of home invasion-style robberies and carjackings in Peel […]

A New Zealand coroner has found links between four deaths in that country and Kenneth Law, who is facing murder charges in Ontario for allegedly selling substances that could be used for self-harm. According to the coroner’s reports, four people who died by suicide in 2022 and 2023 had ordered items online from a business […]

TORONTO — Freedom Mobile is launching in 50 cities across B.C. and Alberta as part of its parent company’s aggressive expansion since acquiring the carrier last year. Quebecor Inc. says Freedom Mobile, a subsidiary of its Videotron brand, is now available to residents in areas such as Chilliwack, Hope, Revelstoke and Salmon Arm, B.C., as […]