Ontario News

Violent crimes involving guns – including homicides, shootings and carjackings – have surged in York Region since the start of the year, police said Tuesday, calling the increase troubling for the area north of Toronto.

EAST GARAFRAXA, Ontario (AP) — Julie Thurgood-Burnett had no idea that her COVID-19 lockdown whim of starting a lavender patch on her husband's family farm outside Toronto would turn into a small business.

TORONTO — The Bank of Nova Scotia saw third-quarter profits fall compared with a year ago as it boosted its provisions for bad loans, even as the bank says it's seeing some levelling out of the financial stress on Canadian consumers.

TORONTO — Former "Jeopardy" champion Mattea Roach will helm CBC's new literary radio show. Roach has been tapped to host "Bookends," which will replace "Writers & Company" as the broadcaster's Sunday books programming.

TORONTO — Angelina Jolie is set to receive a special honour for her humanitarian work at the Toronto International Film Festival.

TORONTO — A man wanted for first-degree murder in the death of a 30-year-old man in Toronto has been found and arrested in the United Kingdom.

EAST GARAFRAXA, Ontario (AP) — Julie Thurgood-Burnett had no idea that her COVID-19 lockdown whim of starting a lavender patch on her husband's family farm outside Toronto would turn into a small business.

TORONTO — For Charles Mwangi, the past five years have been "mental torture," a series of bureaucratic hurdles and sleepless nights barrelling toward his possible deportation.

TORONTO — Thousands of Ontario riders returned to their normal commute after a train line and a station resumed service with the work stoppage by Canada's two major railways coming to an end.

TORONTO — Energy prices helped the TSX post a gain Monday, while U.S. markets were mixed as the Dow posted a record high. Big tech names weighed down U.S.