Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Mark Scheifele scored a hat trick and an assist while Kyle Connor collected two goals and an assist to spark the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. The Jets enter the Christmas break with back-to-back wins, while the Maple Leafs dropped their second in a […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index pushed higher to end Monday up almost 150 points on light trading action, while U.S. stock markets also gained. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 149.50 points at 24,748.98. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 66.69 points at 42,906.95. The S&P 500 index was up […]

Police say a Toronto-area high school student is facing charges after allegedly threatening to bring a gun to school and cause harm. York Regional Police say officers attended an unnamed high school after the alleged threat was made last Wednesday. The force says police carried out a search warrant at the suspect’s residence and seized […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will chair a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing calls for his resignation. A mid-day adjustment to Trudeau’s itinerary was issued by the Prime Minister’s Office and notes he will take part in the meeting virtually, though a specific time wasn’t listed. It’s been […]

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will miss his second consecutive game Monday against the Winnipeg Jets due to an undisclosed injury. Matthews also sat out Saturday’s game against the New York Islanders. The 27-year-old was hurt when he took a cross-check to his back in Friday’s 6-3 win over Buffalo. He also […]

Hamilton police say a man is facing multiple criminal charges after drugs, cash and a pet raccoon were found inside a tent in a city park. The man is also facing bylaw charges for keeping a “prohibited” animal. Police say officers executed a search warrant on a tent in Montgomery Park on Dec. 20 after […]

OTTAWA — The federal government has named Alison Nankivell the new president and chief executive officer of Export Development Canada, succeeding Mairead Lavery who helmed the Crown corporation for the past six years. Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Minister Mary Ng says Nankivell’s appointment will help the agency “continue its critical work in […]

TORONTO — Losses in the financial, industrial and telecom sectors pushed Canada’s main stock index lower in late-morning trading on Monday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 19.13 points at 24,580.35. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 214.49 points at 42,625.77. The S&P 500 index […]

TORONTO — Public health officials say a cluster of measles cases in Ontario linked to an exposure in New Brunswick has grown to 37. Public Health Ontario says 11 of those cases are confirmed and 26 are probable. In an epidemiological summary released last week, the public health agency says the cases began in October […]

TORONTO — Ontario is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to urgently decide whether it will hear a historic youth-led challenge of the province’s climate plan. It’s the first case to be tried in Canada that considers whether a government’s climate plan can violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In their application to the […]