Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO (AP) — Fans booed the American national anthem before NHL and NBA games in Canada on Tuesday night, a sign that some Canadians were still upset despite President Donald Trump’s 30-day pause on tariff threats against Mexico and Canada. Boos echoed through Rogers Arena in Vancouver as singer Elizabeth Irving launched into the opening […]

TORONTO — Karl-Anthony Towns had a double-double and the New York Knicks held off a late Toronto Raptors rally for a 121-115 win on Tuesday. Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds as New York (34-17) won back-to-back games. Jalen Brunson’s three-pointer in the game’s last minute of play capped a 28-point performance. Scottie Barnes […]

LONDON, Ont. — Jared Woolley’s goal with just under nine minutes left in the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the London Knights to a 5-3 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Kitchener Rangers on Tuesday night at Canada Life Place. Landon Sim, William Nicholl, Blake Montgomery and Easton Cowan (empty-netter) also scored […]

TORONTO (AP) — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a $15.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. The 40-year-old was limited to nine starts with Texas last year, going 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA. He opened the season on the injured list while recovering from lower back surgery and […]

TORONTO (AP) — A few fans booed the American national anthem before the Toronto Raptors hosted the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, a sign that some Canadians were still upset despite President Donald Trump’s 30-day pause on tariff threats against Mexico and Canada. The boos were neither as loud nor as prolonged as they […]

TORONTO — Montréal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin and teammate Erin Ambrose are among the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s players of the month for January. Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield and defender Claire Thompson, Toronto Sceptres forward Hannah Miller and New York Sirens goaltender Corinne Schroeder round out the monthly team made up of three […]

OTTAWA — The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, has died at the age of 88. A post on social media from the Aga Khan Development Network says he passed away peacefully today in Lisbon, surrounded by his family. The Aga Khan was a key figure in an ethics scandal involving […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index posted a small gain Tuesday, while the loonie regained some of its strength against the U.S. dollar, following a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to delay tariffs on Canadian goods headed to the U.S. that were set to begin today. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 37.59 points […]

TORONTO — Nick Arbuckle is remaining with the Toronto Argonauts. The ’24 Grey Cup MVP re-signed with the CFL club Tuesday. He was slated to become a free agent next week. The six-foot-one, 213-pound Arbuckle completed 26 of 37 passes for 252 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in Toronto’s 41-24 Grey Cup win over […]

Growing up, Quentin Commanda dreamt of playing in the NFL and reaching the Super Bowl. The pro football career never happened, but Commanda is closer to Super Bowl LIX than most. On Monday, the NFL unveiled a football designed by the 44-year-old Nipissing First Nation (Garden Village, Ont.) artist as part of its lead-up to […]