York Region

OTTAWA — The Senate has passed a government bill intended to help deter, investigate and punish foreign interference. Senators approved the legislation late Wednesday after voting down a proposed amendment aimed at ensuring innocent people are not swept up in its net. The legislation, which awaits royal assent, will introduce criminal provisions against deceptive or […]

TORONTO — Professional wrestling is an art form based on performers reading and responding to their viewers. According to All Elite Wrestling stars Chris Jericho and Renee Paquette, that’s a dynamic being reshaped by technological innovations. Jericho and Paquette attended the Collision technology conference this week and after their panel on how AEW is disrupting […]

TORONTO — Lawyers for a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at the University of Toronto are set to present their case today in an Ontario court as the university seeks an injunction to clear the weeks-long demonstration. The hearing began Wednesday with lawyers for the university arguing the protesters have seized control of private property and are […]

TORONTO — In Beatrice Schneider’s seventh grade classroom in Toronto, there are two fans in opposite corners of the room. One of them is broken. When temperatures soar – as they have this week while much of Ontario experiences a heat wave – the class gets stuffy, the students get sweaty and learning can be […]

TORONTO (AP) — Sam Surridge scored his second goal of the game in the 90th minute as Nashville beat Toronto 2-1 on Wednesday night for its first come-from-behind victory of the season. Nashville (5-5-8) has lost just one of its last six games since a 2-0 win over Toronto on May 15. Toronto (7-9-3) is […]

TORONTO — Enmanuel Valdez and Jarren Duran hit solo homers to power the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. Brayan Bello allowed two earned runs over six innings to help Boston (40-35) win its fifth in a row. The Red Sox have won […]

TORONTO (AP) — Jarren Duran and Enmanuel Valdez hit solo home runs, Brayan Bello pitched six innings to snap a three-start winless streak, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Duran, who had two hits and two RBIs, extended his hitting streak to […]

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says he has spent the most time talking publicly about the existential threat he thinks the technology poses, but he considers the surveillance risks it could trigger even more urgent. Hinton says his worries are based around a prediction he has that AI will be very good at […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed down Wednesday in a broad-based decline. The S&P/TSX composite index closed 94.40 points lower at 21,516.90. Industrial and health care sectors led the declines, while metals was one of the few areas to notch gains. U.S. markets were closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The Canadian dollar […]

TORONTO — The head of 1Password says artificial intelligence is making it increasingly easier for hackers and scammers to carry out their crimes on a much more personal basis. Jeff Shiner, chief executive of the Toronto-based password management company, foresees the technology being used more and more to target people individually. As an example, he […]