Canadian skier Chris Del Bosco was hospitalized Wednesday with a suspected pelvic injury after a nasty crash in the men’s skicross competition at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

One dead, one injured after fire in Toronto basement apartment

Rescue workers are bracing for tragedy as a desperate search continues for a toddler who slipped from his mother’s grasp after their van was swept into the raging Grand River near Orangeville early Wednesday.

Magna posts higher income and record sales in fourth quarter

Tyrone Chambers, one of two men found guilty in the shooting death of Brandon Musgrave at a student party in 2010, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance for parole for 18 years.

Tyrone Chambers, one of two men found guilty in the shooting death of Brandon Musgrave at a student party in 2010, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance for parole for 18 years.

Thousands forced to flee their homes until at least Thursday afternoon

“Please help us get him home,” pleads family.

Tories will begin voting for a new leader on March 2

Stelco net income higher in first report since IPO launch

SIU investigating after woman dies from fall from building roof

The Immigrants Working Centre is training newcomers with an eye to preparing some to take part in LRT construction.

Former NDP MP and civil rights activist Howard McCurdy dead at 85

Hudbay Minerals Inc. swings to higher profits and revenue in latest quarter

Convicted Sikh extremist reportedly invited to prime minister's events in India

Critics latch onto perceived snub, costume changes, as Trudeau tours India

Local officials near the town of Orangeville, Ont., were bracing for tragedy as they scoured the swollen river for a three-year-old boy who went missing after the car he was riding in got swept off a washed-out road.

GO Transit riders’ commutes are about to improve, as Metrolinx announced it will begin testing Wi-Fi on its vehicles this spring.

Join Blue Dot supporters Sunday, Feb. 25, to learn what Hamilton residents can do strengthen environmental rights in Canada. The David Suzuki Foundation-backed Blue Dot movement is working toward government recognition of the right to a healthy environment. Residents can learn about the latest efforts for 2018 at a community town hall Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Hamilton Public Library. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. at the library’s Hamilton Room, 55 York Blvd.

An addition and renovations to Dundas’ J.L. Grightmire Arena are apparently still on target for an early September 2018 completion, with $586,359 of the total $7-million budget spent so far.

Flooding due to ice jam prompts state of emergency in Brantford, Ont.

Decision on whether Brown can run in Ontario Tory leadership race expected today

— Whether a pre-schooler has a sweet tooth, is partial to snacks rich in fat, or has an aversion to bitter vegetables like broccoli could be linked to genetics, researchers suggest.

— A Kentucky mother says she’s upset because her 13-year-old son was suspended from middle school for three days because he inhaled helium from two Valentine’s Day balloons he bought at school.

Canadian scientists are part of an international team that has used the genetics from bodies thousands of years old to reveal the secrets of how agriculture first came to Europe.

— A clash of political ideals may be behind a perceived snub of Justin Trudeau that was making international headlines as the prime minister passed the midpoint of his weeklong trip to India, one expert familiar with the region said Wednesday.

— Torrential rains and mild temperatures pushed the Grand River in to breach its banks Wednesday, forcing thousands of people from their homes and touching off a search for a missing toddler.

— The federal government doesn’t believe it can do much on its own to stem the growing tide of fake news in Canada, according to briefing notes prepared for Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly.

The Rev. Billy Graham, the magnetic, movie-star-handsome preacher who became a singular force in postwar American religious life, a confidant of presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died Wednesday at 99.

Mixed messages on B.C.'s efforts to cool the hot housing market

Court challenge coming by B.C. Wine Institute against Alberta wine ban

The search continued Wednesday afternoon for a three-year-old boy believed to have been swept overnight into the raging rain-swollen stretch of Grand River at Waldemar.

Sweet tooth? Kids may choose snacks based on genetics behind taste buds: study

Flooding due to ice jam prompts state of emergency in Brantford, Ont.

Residents are urged to be prepared and remain alert as the flood warning remains in effect for the low-lying areas of Cayuga, Dunnville and Port Maitland. At 5:30 p.m., Haldimand County issued an update stating that the river levels remain high t

— Doctors in Syria’s rebel-controlled suburbs of Damascus said Wednesday they were unable to keep up with the staggering number of casualties, amid a ferocious bombing campaign by government forces that has targeted hospitals, apartment blocks and other civilian sites, killing and wounding hundreds of people in recent days.

Revised TPP text ready to be signed by 11 members on March 8

Decision on whether Brown can run in Ontario Tory leadership race expected today

— Survivors of the Florida school shooting descended on the state’s capitol on Wednesday with one overarching message: It’s time for action.

— A New Brunswick teen who inspired a movement dedicated to spreading acts of kindness was remembered as a courageous, big-hearted person who never let her terminal diagnosis get in the way of celebrating the generosity of others.

Feds hoping to expand take up of working income tax benefit as program grows

Fate of man accused of killing Winnipeg teen will soon be in hands of jury

A standoff between a man in crisis and Hamilton police ended peacefully after more than nine hours at a home in the central city.

Alleged content piracy case heads to Federal Court of Appeal at companies' request

Financial and materials help boost Toronto stocks, loonie moves lower

— Nova Scotia’s public school teachers have given their union a strong mandate to authorize an “illegal job action” over pending education reforms, the head of the province’s teachers union said Wednesday.

A Silicon Valley startup recently unveiled a drone that can set a course entirely on its own. A handy smartphone app allows the user to tell the airborne drone to follow someone. Once the drone starts tracking, its subject will find it remarkably hard to shake.

Decision on whether Brown can run in Ontario Tory leadership race expected today

Brantford police are going door-to-door in evacuation zones and everyone living on floodplain is “strongly urged” to evacuate

The PC leadership candidate is a poster boy for politicians who never grow up — or give up — because they don’t know how to take No for an answer, writes Martin Regg Cohn