Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored the goal-ahead goal midway through the third period, Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in an Atlantic Division showdown Wednesday night. John Tavares and Matthew Knies also scored to help division-leading Toronto wrap up a playoff spot and and move […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored the goal-ahead goal in the third period and Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Florida Panthers 3-2 in a key matchup atop the Atlantic Division standings Wednesday. John Tavares and Matthew Knies had the other goals for Toronto (46-25-4), which clinched a playoff spot. […]

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump’s tariff regime will “fundamentally change the global trading system” after the U.S. president exempted Canada from his so-called “liberation day” tariff list unveiled on Wednesday. “In a crisis, it’s important to come together and it’s essential to act with purpose and with force, and that’s what […]

TORONTO — Easton Lucas was beaming Wednesday after limiting the Washington Nationals to one hit over five scoreless innings in his first major league start, a 4-2 interleague win for the Toronto Blue Jays. There was more work ahead, however, for the 28-year-old from California. “I got back (to the locker-room) and I had a […]

TORONTO (AP) — Easton Lucas allowed one hit over five scoreless innings in his first major league start, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. It was hardly baseball weather with snow falling outside Rogers Centre, which had the roof closed for the afternoon game. […]

TORONTO — Easton Lucas held the Nationals to one hit over five scoreless innings in his first major league start as the Toronto Blue defeated Washington 4-2 in interleague play Wednesday. It was hardly baseball weather with snow falling outside Rogers Centre for the 3:07 p.m. local time start, dubbed “Work From Dome” by the […]

Family members of two people who died in a 2019 Ottawa bus crash spoke about their grief at the start of a coroner’s inquest Wednesday, with one woman telling the jury her family is still searching for answers. The inquest is examining the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Judy Booth, Bruce Thomlinson and Anthonia Van […]

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the United States rose Wednesday as investors awaited a tariff announcement expected from U.S. President Donald Trump after the bell. “Today has been very, very volatile,” said Pierre-Benoît Gauthier, vice-president of investment strategy at IG Wealth Management. “There’s a tug of war between the bears and the bull, […]

TORONTO — Stewart Johnston is the new CFL commissioner. The league made the move official Wednesday morning, introducing Johnston as its 15th commissioner. He succeeds Randy Ambrosie, who announced in October his intention to retire in 2025 once his successor was chosen. Johnston has served as president of TSN since 2010. He will assume his […]

The first officer who tended to a fellow Ontario Provincial Police constable after he was fatally shot more than two years ago testified in court about a “frantic” scene as he attempted life-saving measures. Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022 while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., […]