York Region

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 […]

The Canadian Real Estate Association expects national home sales to grow 5.1 per cent in 2026, marking a rebound from last year’s tariff-induced slowdown in the market. The association forecasts 494,512 residential properties will trade hands this year. The outlook released Thursday represents a downgrade from CREA’s prediction last fall of a 7.7 per cent […]

Wintry weather is set to add another layer of the white stuff across most of Southern Ontario and into Quebec. From the Chatham-area sideroads in the south to the street corners of Montreal, Environment Canada is calling for 10 to 25 centimetres of accumulation. Squalls off Lake Huron could add another 20 centimetres in the […]

A blast of winter weather is sweeping over Ontario, where temperatures are expected to plunge and the snow is set to pile up. Snowfall and snow squall warnings are in place across large parts of the province, setting up a possible messy Thursday morning commute. Environment Canada says the Greater Toronto Area and north to […]

The 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship opens this weekend in Australia, kicking off a five-continent, 13-race season that includes a June 20-21 stop in Halifax. NorthStar carries Canada colours in the field of 13 F50 catamarans chasing a total purse of US$12.8 million. Each stop features seven races with the top three crews then facing off […]