Author: The Canadian Press

Toronto police say two men have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old boy in the city’s west end earlier this month. Police say they responded to a report of a shooting in the area of The East Mall and Rathburn Road the evening of Feb. 4. They say when officers […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Borya Valis to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Saturday. The deal is set to begin in 2025-26. The 20-year-old Valis has 73 points (29 goals, 44 assists) in 57 games with the Western Hockey League’s Prince George Cougars this season. The six-foot-two, 200-pound right-winger […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to London this morning ahead of a European defence summit tomorrow seeking to set the conditions toward a lasting peace in Ukraine. The summit was announced earlier in the week to involve European leaders, but takes on a new focus with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy […]

KITCHENER, Ont. — Christian Humphreys scored at 1:17 of overtime to lift the Kitchener Rangers to a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the visiting Sarnia Sting in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday night. Jack Pridham, Cameron Reid and Luca Romano also scored for the Rangers (42-13-4-1), who outshot the visitors 37-25. Dylan Luecke, Ryan Brown […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate’s few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister’s Office says in a news release that the Governor General has appointed Duncan Wilson as an independent senator to fill a vacancy in the Senate for British Columbia. […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained over one per cent Friday, led by strength in financial and industrial stocks, while U.S. markets also rallied in the latter half of the afternoon. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 265.21 points at 25,393.45. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 601.41 points at […]

One week after scoring in his 13th straight MLS season, Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio is on the verge of another milestone. The 32-year-old midfielder from Brampton, Ont., is one goal away from joining Major League Soccer’s exclusive 50-goal, 50-assist club. Osorio, who currently sits on 49 goals and 52 assists in regular-season play, would […]

Police say a youth has died after being towed on a sled behind a pickup truck earlier this month in Vaughan, Ont. York Regional Police say a 17-year-old boy is now facing charges in the case that highlights the dangers of towing people behind vehicles in any way. Police say the incident happened in a […]

TORONTO — Bell Media says it’s cutting 98 jobs through layoffs and buyouts. A spokeswoman for the company says most of the jobs are in “service and corporate departments” and no CTV journalists have lost their jobs. The company says 44 of the jobs are union positions, and many of those employees were offered buyouts. […]

OTTAWA — Anita Anand, minister of transport and internal trade, says she’s changed her mind and will run in the upcoming federal election. In January, Anand said she would not run for the Liberal party leadership and would not seek re-election as she considered returning to her former life as an academic. But she now […]