Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Trade The trade file will continue to be in the spotlight this week as U.S. President Donald Trump’s talk about tariffs shows no signs of letting up. Trump has pledged to impose wide-ranging tariffs on U.S. imports from Canada […]

Lisa Vezeau-Allen says it’s not just Sault Ste. Marie’s steelworkers who are bracing for looming U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. “I was talking to a clerk at a store and they’re like, ‘Oh, I hope I still have my job after the tariffs,’” the NDP candidate in the northern Ontario riding said in […]

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Sunday, Feb. 23: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Sault Ste. Marie: Ford will make an announcement in Sault Ste. Marie at 10 a.m. before visiting workers at the Ontario Pipe Trades Council. Sudbury: He will visit workers at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers […]

Ontario’s main party leaders are fanning out across the province again today as the final weekend of the provincial election wraps before election day. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is spending a second consecutive day in northern Ontario and is expected to visit Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. Ford is set to release his party’s […]

TORONTO (AP) — Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to an early lead and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Saturday night. Pontus Holmberg had two goals and an assist, John Tavares had a goal and an assist and David Kampf and Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto. […]

TORONTO — Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were in Saturday’s lineup for the Maple Leafs. The team’s superstar forwards had just gone toe-to-toe less than 48 hours earlier in an emotional, edge-of-your-seat 4 Nations Face-Off final in Boston. Marner set up Connor McDavid’s dramatic overtime winner that pushed Canada to a dramatic 3-2 victory against […]

WASHINGTON — Toronto FC leaves the U.S. capital with honours, which is not a bad showing for anyone flying the Canadian flag these days. Federico Bernardeschi’s 70th-minute penalty lifted Toronto into a 2-2 draw with D.C. United in their Major League Soccer season opener Saturday night. Referee Sergii Boiko pointed to the penalty spot after […]

KINGSTON, Ont. — Riley Clark had two goals and an assist and Ben Pickell added two goals as the Kingston Frontenacs defeated the visiting Niagara IceDogs 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday at Slush Puppie Place. Cedrick Guindon and Landon Wright also scored for the Frontenacs (34-14-5-3), who outshot the visitors 34-33. Kelly […]

TORONTO (AP) — Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to an early lead and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Saturday night. Pontus Holmberg had two goals and an assist, John Tavares had a goal and an assist and David Kampf and Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto. […]

OTTAWA — Brendan Gallagher recorded his fifth multi-point game of the season with a goal and assist to help power the Montreal Canadiens past the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday. Cole Caufield, Patrick Laine, Josh Anderson and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens (26-26-5), who had 11 players with at least one point, including […]