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TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have offered no comment on media reports that backup centre Jontay Porter is part of an investigation for gambling. ESPN was the first to report that Porter is subject of an NBA investigation into irregularities on prop betting involving him. Porter has been on Toronto’s inactive list since Saturday for […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police say they are investigating after a body was found on the Lake Ontario shoreline west of Toronto.  Peel regional police say a person who lives along the Mississauga, Ont., lakefront called for help after spotting a body. Speaking to reporters at the scene, police spokesman Const. Richard Chin says officers located […]

TORONTO — Energy and mining stocks got a boost from rising commodity prices Monday but Canada’s main stock index closed down overall to kick off a short trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 41.80 points at 21,942.28. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 162.26 points at 39,313.64. The S&P […]

Ontario’s finance minister is set to present his budget Tuesday amid pressures to ease the rising cost of living, spur new home construction and plan for larger public sector salaries, all while eyeing an expected weaker economy on the horizon. Premier Doug Ford has said the fiscal plan will be “balanced, per se,” not necessarily […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Kobi Simmons to a 10-day contract. The six-foot-five, 180-pound Simmons has averaged 15.9 points, 4.9 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 31.6 minutes per game in 23 regular-season stints with Raptors 905 in the NBA G League. Simmons is just the latest addition to a depleted Toronto squad. The […]

The union representing Ontario Provincial Police officers says charges have been dropped against three of its members who had been accused in the fatal shooting of an 18-month-old boy during a child abduction investigation in Kawartha Lakes.  In a written statement, Ontario Provincial Police Association president John Cerasuolo called it a correct and just decision.  […]

TORONTO — Strength in the energy stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 80.34 points at 22,064.42. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 135.12 points at 39,340.78. The S&P 500 index was down 8.86 points […]

TORONTO — Sun Life Financial Inc. has named Timothy Deacon as its new chief financial officer, effective April 8. Deacon joins the insurer from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board where he held the same role. He succeeds Manjit Singh, who is now president of Sun Life Asia. Singh is expected to continue in his […]

TORONTO — Former Toronto mayor John Tory is set to rejoin the board of directors at Rogers Communications Inc. Tory is listed among the 14 proposed management nominees in the company’s information circular ahead of Rogers’ annual meeting set for April 24. He previously served as a Rogers director from 2010 to 2014 and chief […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario is extending a 5.7-cent per litre cut to the provincial gas tax until the end of the year. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement today about one key affordability item that will be in the budget Tuesday. Ford says it has never been more important to keep costs down for people, […]