Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 37 points, Scottie Barnes had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 119-116 on Sunday night. Jakob Poeltl had 17 points and 11 rebounds and rookie Ja’Kobe Walter scored 12 points as Toronto improved to 5-4 at home. Barrett shot 15 for 20 […]

TORONTO — Canadian RJ Barrett had a game-high 37 points as the Toronto Raptors held on for a 119-116 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday. Scottie Barnes was an assist shy of a triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists as Toronto (6-15) split the home-and-home series with the Heat. Jakob Poeltl […]

PICKERING, Ont. — Durham Regional Police say a man has been charged with murder after allegedly assaulting his mother in Pickering on Sunday morning. Officers were called for reports of a collision on Weyburn Square at around 5 a.m., and found a 64-year-old woman suffering from life-threatening injuries. Police say she was taken to a […]

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose stiff tariffs on Canada. Poilievre says the plan should include measures to increase patrols and technology to crack down on illegal drug trafficking, as well as […]

Intense snow squalls battering Ontario are moving south after burying some central and northern parts of the province under more than a metre of snow, stranding vehicles and prompting one town to declare a state of emergency. Gravenhurst, a town in Ontario’s Muskoka region hit with around 140 centimetre of snowfall, has declared a state […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Postal strike A strike by about 55,000 workers at Canada Post is in its third week and is threatening the key holiday season as Canadians hold off on mailing cards and gifts or search for alternatives. Federal Labour Minister […]

TORONTO — Max Rangel can’t help but crack a smile when he hears a sing-songy “hello” emanate from an overall-and-pink T-shirt clad doll sitting on a table covered in toys in his Toronto office. Many people have told the CEO of Canada’s top toy company that they find the plush plaything with her overly cheery […]

BARRIE, Ont. — Beau Jelsma and Riley Patterson each scored twice for the Barrie Colts in a 6-2 win over the Brantford Bulldogs in the Ontario Hockey League on Saturday. Kashawn Aitcheson and Brad Gardiner also scored for Barrie (17-8-0-0) atop the OHL’s Central Division. Colts goalie Sam Hillebrandt made 36 saves. Nick Lardis and […]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Auston Matthews picked up a pair of assists in his return to the lineup and Joseph Woll stopped 38 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Saturday night Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist and Mitch Marner added two assists. Matthew Knies, Nick […]

TORONTO — Hannah Miller scored a power-play goal with 1:38 remaining in the game, lifting the Toronto Sceptres to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Fleet in the Professional Women’s Hockey League season opener on Saturday. With Boston standout Hilary Knight in the penalty box for a vicious boarding penalty on Sceptres defender Renata Fast, […]