Author: The Canadian Press

Lisa Gretzky is the last New Democrat standing west of London, Ont., surrounded by a sea of Progressive Conservative blue. And now her Windsor West seat is under threat as the Progressive Conservatives target that region of southwestern Ontario in this election, hoping to complete the push that started years ago to turn union-backed NDP […]

LONDON, Ont. — Sam Dickinson scored twice — including the overtime winner — and added two assists to lead the London Knights past the Brampton Steelheads 4-3 on Friday in the Ontario Hockey League. Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan and Kasper Halttunen also scored, while Denver Barkey pitched in with two assists. Knights goaltender […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors were missing two things against the Miami Heat: a solid effort in the first quarter and Jakob Poeltl. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., scored 23 of his 29 points after halftime as the Toronto Raptors rallied against the Heat but ultimately lost to Miami 120-111 in overtime on Friday. Barrett […]

TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 10 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, Andrew Wiggins added 25 points and the Miami Heat snapped a four-game skid by beating the Toronto Raptors 120-111 on Friday night. Miami’s Bam Adebayo had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Heat guard Davion Mitchell scored 16 […]

TORONTO — Tyler Herro led all scorers with 28 points as the Miami Heat recovered from a second-half collapse to beat the Toronto Raptors 120-111 in overtime on Friday. Herro added seven assists as Miami (26-28) snapped a four-game losing skid. Andrew Wiggins of Vaughan, Ont., had 25 points and eight rebounds, while Bam Adebayo […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s Liberals have suspended their candidate in Oshawa over an inflammatory social media post. The suspension for Viresh Bansal comes after several Liberal candidates called on leader Bonnie Crombie to dump him. Bansal posted a response in 2023 to an NDP statement on the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar after Prime […]

OTTAWA — The Liberal Party of Canada has kicked Ruby Dhalla out of the leadership race just days before debates in Montreal. The party’s national director Azam Ishmael says the decision was unanimous by the leadership vote committee, alleging Dhalla violated the vote and expense rules. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canadian talent will have one fewer space to network at this year’s South By Southwest music and film festival in Austin, Texas. Telefilm says in a statement it’s decided to cancel its annual Canada House at the 2025 edition of SXSW next month, but it didn’t provide a reason or respond to questions […]

OTTAWA — The company that was co-founded by former federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault is now barred from doing business with the federal government until 2030. Global Health Imports was suspended in November and has been deemed ineligible for contracts with the government. The company, which Boissonnault started before he was elected in 2021, was […]

PORT OF SPAIN — Kaylee Hunter scored five goals and Natelle El Mokbel added four as Canada hammered Dominica 22-0 in CONCACAF U-20 women’s qualifying play Friday. Lea Larouche and Kierra Blundell each had hat tricks for Canada, which led 4-0 after 11 minutes at Ato Boldon Stadium. And the goals kept coming. Larouche, a […]