Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Craig Berube has been handed the keys to the Toronto Maple Leafs. It will be up to the 58-year-old to deliver something the Original Six franchise hasn’t experienced in more than a generation — sustained playoff success. The Leafs named Berube their new head coach Friday after another post-season flop that cost predecessor […]

Toronto’s Penny Oleksiak won the women’s 100-metre freestyle on Friday night at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials. Oleksiak finished with a time of 53.66 seconds to go just over the Olympic qualifying time of 53.61.  Mary-Sophie Harvey of Laval, Que., placed second in 53.71 seconds. Oleksiak, a seven-time Olympic medallist, won her lone gold at […]

TORONTO — Three of the Blue Jays’ relief pitchers have scheduled appearances with Toronto’s triple-A affiliate as they recover from injuries. Chad Green and Bowden Francis will pitch for the Buffalo Bisons on Sunday. Yariel Rodriguez will take the mound for Buffalo on Tuesday. Green has been nursing a right shoulder strain and was put […]

TORONTO — Equifax Canada says it’s exploring how using payday loan data could affect people’s credit scores. The agency says including data sources that aren’t traditionally used to calculate credit scores could help paint a more complete picture of consumers’ credit health.  Equifax says this could improve credit scores for consumers with “responsive repayment of […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Craig Berube as their new head coach. The NHL club announced Berube as the 41st head coach in franchise history in a release Friday. Berube, who replaces Sheldon Keefe after he was fired May 8, won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues in 2019. Sent […]

Toronto FC coach John Herdman is hoping being bad can lead to some good in the wake of last Saturday’s post-game throwdown with New York City FC. Herdman, goalkeeper Sean Johnson and injured fullback/wingback Richie Laryea received one-game bans in the league’s first wave of disciplinary decisions after players and staff went at it following […]

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs hired Craig Berube as their coach on Friday, bringing in someone with Stanley Cup-winning experience to try to end the longest championship drought in the most intense hockey market in the NHL. Berube coached the St. Louis Blues to the Cup in 2019. The Maple Leafs have not […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Craig Berube as their new head coach. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The Toronto police hate crimes unit is investigating after a local synagogue was vandalized for the second time in four weeks. Rabbi Joe Kanofsky says windows and glass doors at the Kehillat Shaarei Torah Synagogue in the city’s north end were smashed in the early hours of Friday morning. Kanofsky says the synagogue […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose on Friday, helped by gains in energy and base metal stocks as the prices of oil and copper climbed, while U.S. markets were mixed.  The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 165.54 points at 22,465.37. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 134.21 points at 40,003.59. […]