Author: The Canadian Press
CLEVELAND — As soon as the final whistle sounded in a disappointing Game 1 loss, Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic and his staff got to work. Rajakovic, his coaches, and all the Raptors players watched, rewatched and analyzed what went wrong in Toronto’s 126-113 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening game of […]
Ontario is reversing course and will sell the $29-million private jet it recently purchased for Premier Doug Ford after critics and opposition leaders called it a waste of money. Ford said in a statement Sunday that now is not the right time for the government to spend money on a plane. He says the province […]
HALIFAX — Police in Nova Scotia have charged two people with human trafficking and financial crimes in an investigation they say is connected to New Brunswick and Ontario. Police say the investigation began in 2023 with multiple human trafficking victims in Nova Scotia Officers with the Nova Scotia human trafficking unit found connections to New […]
TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Inflation Statistics Canada will release its latest reading for inflation on Monday when it publishes its consumer price index for March. The annual inflation rate is expected to rise to 2.5 per cent compared with the 1.8 per cent […]
A few weeks into the war in Iran, an Ontario-based grocer started receiving surcharge letters from its suppliers stating that delivery costs would be going up. It was not an exorbitant amount; somewhere between $15 to $50 for a truckload, said Giancarlo Trimarchi, president of Vince’s Market, a family-owned grocery chain with four locations north […]
Rain forecasts for parts of Ontario and Quebec are heightening the sense of urgency for residents with flood-prone properties, as communities deal with washouts and closed bridges and help people prepare by opening sandbag-filling stations. An Environment Canada special weather statement called for precipitation between 10 and 25 centimetres up until Sunday for a region […]
CLEVELAND — Even though he was wearing camouflage, there was no missing Arno Yellowman at Rocket Arena. Yellowman was decked out head-to-toe in a camo-coloured Raptors costume before the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 126-113 win over Toronto in Game 1 of their NBA playoff series. Yellowman made the trip from Sarnia, Ont., to cheer on the Raptors […]
TORONTO — Toronto FC scored three goals in the second half to extend its unbeaten streak to six games with a 3-3 draw against Austin FC on Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. Daniel Salloi, Richie Laryea and Kobe Franklin scored for TFC. Jonathan Bell, Facundo Torres and Christian Ramirez tallied for Austin FC. Franklin scored […]
The lawyer for Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used it to take their own lives, says murder charges will be withdrawn against his client and he will in turn plead guilty to aiding suicide. Law was due to stand trial this month on 14 counts […]
The Toronto Raptors are back in the playoffs, and their hype videos are doing things a little differently this time. There’s no thumping bass or blaring beats in the promotional reels on social media. Instead, a more emotional, piano-driven score accompanies Scottie Barnes and RJ Barrett dunking and hitting fadeaways. The man behind that sound […]