Author: The Canadian Press

KITCHENER — Brady Martin scored twice as Canada defeated Sweden 2-1 in pre-tournament action for the world junior hockey championship Wednesday. Gavin McKenna, a projected top pick in next summer’s NHL draft, provided two assists and Carter George made 19 saves for Canada. Viggo Bjorck replied for Sweden and Herman Liv stopped 24 shots at […]

KENORA — Provincial Police in Ontario say a 23-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man from Onigaming First Nation. They say officers from the Treaty Three Police Service, with help from the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, responded to a call at a residence in Onigaming […]

TORONTO — World champion slopestyle snowboarder Liam Brearley will not compete in the Olympic Games because of a knee injury that required surgery. The 22-year-old from Gravenhurst, Ont., injured his knee and ankle while training in November. Brearley claimed world championship slopestyle gold in Engadin, Switzerland, in March with a dominating second run of 90.15 […]

TORONTO — AFC Toronto moved to retain nine players Wednesday, including goalkeeper Sierra Cota-Yarde, midfielder Nikki Small and forward Kaylee Hunter. Cota-Yarde, Small and Hunter had their contracts extended through 2027 with Hunter’s deal also including a club option for 2028. Goalkeeper Danielle Krzyzaniak’s contract was extended through 2026 with midfielder Sarah Stratigakis’ extension running […]

TORONTO — More than a year since a growing list of Ontario municipalities began declaring food insecurity emergencies, hunger in those communities has not abated, food bank operators say. Although the formal declarations raised awareness and helped boost donations, the number of people relying on food banks continues to grow across Ontario and the country, […]

LONDON — Police in London, Ont., say a Toronto man is facing charges after allegedly writing a hit list of people he wished to kill and uttering death threats at a local university. Police say on Sunday morning, a man was sitting in a common area with several residents of the same building on Epworth […]

OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada has enough critical minerals to go around for interested European trading partners but it’s time for the country to get moving on extracting the coveted resources. Champagne is in Berlin wrapping up a European tour that included stops in London and Paris this past week where he […]

Ontario Provincial Police say 20 people have been arrested and more than 300 vehicles were recovered as investigators busted an alleged auto theft network spanning Canada and several international destinations. Police say Project Chickadee began in August 2023 after officers recovered four stolen vehicles in the Greater Toronto Area allegedly linked to the organized crime. […]

The MLS SuperDraft goes Thursday with Canadian defender Nikola Markovic expected to go high in the three-round draft. D.C. United has the first overall pick, with Atlanta going second and FC Dallas third, having acquired the pick from CF Montreal. Vancouver has all three of its picks, including the 29th overall selection in the first […]

TORONTO — For 50 minutes, it seemed like nothing could get the Toronto Maple Leafs to play with any kind of urgency. Not head coach Craig Berube yelling at them, not the fans at Scotiabank Arena booing them. Defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored with 9:59 left to play — shortly after another round of booing — […]