Author: The Canadian Press

Canada has named an experienced lineup for the Vancouver stop of the HSBC SVNS circuit, with nine members of the squad that won silver at last summer’s Paris Olympics. The 10th edition of HSBC SVNS Vancouver runs Feb. 21-23 at B.C. Place Stadium. Canada won bronze at last year’s event, defeating Australia 19-14 in the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Renata Fast scored late in overtime to give the Toronto Sceptres a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday night in reigning MVP Natalie Spooner’s return from knee surgery. Fast beat Minnesota goaltender Maddie Rooney on a breakaway with 3.7 seconds left in 3-on-3 OT, ending a game in which Spooner […]

Twenty-five years ago Vince Carter dominated the NBA’s Slam Dunk competition, inspiring a new generation of Canadian basketball players. Hamilton’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be doing the same thing Sunday as the only Canadian playing in the NBA’s All-Star Game. Mark Tatum, the deputy commissioner of the NBA, recently compared the impact Carter and the Toronto […]

DUNEDIN — Defensive standout Andres Gimenez was the feature acquisition for Toronto in the four-player trade between the Blue Jays and Cleveland Guardians last December. But right-hander Nick Sandlin was no mere throw-in. The sidearmer gives Toronto’s new-look relief crew some much-needed variety and depth. “He’s kind of the underrated guy of the bullpen,” Blue […]

The Ontario NDP is pledging to make highways in northern Ontario safer by widening some routes and ending private highway maintenance contracts. NDP Leader Marit Stiles says if her party forms government, it will widen Highway 11/17 and Highway 69 in northern Ontario and bring snow clearance and highway maintenance back under public control. She […]

OTTAWA — A spokesperson for Mark Carney’s leadership campaign says they’ve raised more than $1.9 million so far in donations from over 11,000 people. The Liberal leadership hopefuls are required to submit biweekly reports to the chief electoral officer and Carney’s team says their latest report was submitted this week and includes donations up to […]

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is set to make campaign stops in Thunder Bay today, fresh off an election debate held specifically to discuss northern issues. Stiles is expected to visit a local market and doughnut shop before making an announcement at an education centre. Neither Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford nor Liberal Leader Bonnie […]

OTTAWA — David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamt of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news in January that the city’s iconic Rideau Canal Skateway had been opened to the public, they immediately booked their trip to […]

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Saturday, Feb. 15: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford No public events scheduled. — NDP Leader Marit Stiles Thunder Bay: Stiles is making campaign stops at a local market and doughnut shop before making a 12 p.m. announcement at an education centre. — Liberal Leader […]

TORONTO — When Vince Gasparro’s daughter suddenly fell ill last year, the “total chaos” he witnessed in the emergency department of a Toronto hospital spurred his desire to enter electoral politics. Even though his daughter ultimately received “phenomenal” care, the expected wait time displayed on a clock in the ER was more than nine hours, […]