Author: The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Mavrik Bourque registered his first NHL hat trick and added an assist as the Dallas Stars came back from 3-0 and 5-3 deficits to top the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Monday. Jason Robertson scored and set up another for playoff-bound Dallas (49-21-12), while Wyatt Johnston and Arttu Hyry also found the back […]
A developmental support worker is facing two charges after a woman died at a supportive living residence in the Town of St. Marys, Ont., last month. Stratford Police Service says officers responded to reports of a sudden death at a facility owned and operated by Community Living St Marys and Area on March 11. Police […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will return to the NBA playoffs when they open their best-of-seven first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. It’s the first time Toronto has been in the playoffs since the 2021-22 season when they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in six games. Here are five things you need to […]
TORONTO — Entering his sophomore NBA season, Jamal Shead knew there was one statistical category he wanted to lead the league in: games played. He got there Sunday, appearing in his 82nd game of the Toronto Raptors’ season — one of just 18 players in the league to suit up in all 82 games in […]
TORONTO — Toronto Raptors fans will soon be able to return to Jurassic Park. Now that the team has secured its spot in the playoffs, Scotiabank Arena is reopening its tailgate area for fans to watch home and away games, starting with Saturday’s faceoff with the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the first round. […]
The family of a Canadian man who lived in Windsor, Ont., says he was killed last week by Israeli forces outside the family’s home in southern Lebanon. Mohamad Hussain Haidar says his 38-year-old brother Hassan Haidar went to Lebanon in November to be with his wife and five children and care for the horses he […]
CALGARY — A man from Ontario has pleaded guilty in Alberta to two counts of unauthorized employment of foreign nationals and fined $70,000 in case involving the hospitality industry in Banff National Park. A joint investigation between the Canada Border Services Agency and RCMP started in June 2022 when they received information from the Ontario […]
TORONTO — Ontario’s education minister is planning to limit the role of school board trustees in a raft of proposals that are sweeping, but fall short of his earlier musings about eliminating the positions. Paul Calandra has tabled a bill that would cut the number of trustees at the Toronto District School Board nearly in […]
TORONTO — Ontario workers who are injured on the job could soon receive higher loss-of-earnings benefits, under legislation the labour minister plans to introduce. David Piccini says it would be the first increase to income replacement benefits in nearly 30 years. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board loss-of-earnings benefits would rise from 85 per cent […]
TORONTO — Cancer experts say a new study highlights the need for more support and screening of people who survived cancer as adolescents and young adults as they face an increased risk of getting cancer again later. Senior author Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia, a cancer epidemiologist at the University of Calgary and Cancer Care Alberta, said the […]