Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ja’Kobe Walter may make his NBA debut for the Toronto Raptors tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers. The 20-year-old shooting guard missed the Raptors training camp, pre-season, and first five games of the regular-season with a sprained shoulder. Toronto head coach Darko Rajakovic said during his pre-game media availability that Walter will be […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained almost 100 points Friday, helped by strength in technology, base metal and financial stocks, while U.S. markets also moved higher. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 98.29 points at 24,255.16. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 288.73 points at 42,052.19. The S&P 500 index […]

TORONTO — Former Ottawa Senators forward Alex Formenton has filed a lawsuit against his former representatives. The $20.5 million lawsuit names agent Wade Arnott and player agency Newport Sports Management Inc., alleging negligence, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Formenton is one of five one-time NHL players charged with sexual assault in a […]

EDMONTON — Alberta’s top court has dismissed a Crown appeal of the sentence handed to an Ontario truck driver convicted in the 2011 death of a woman found in an Edmonton hotel bathtub. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Métis and Cree woman, bled to death in the tub in 2011. A jury found Bradley Barton not […]

EDMONTON — Alberta’s top court has dismissed a Crown appeal of the sentence handed to an Ontario truck driver convicted in the 2011 death of a woman found in an Edmonton hotel bathtub. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Métis and Cree woman, bled to death in the tub in 2011. A jury found Bradley Barton not […]

EDMONTON — Alberta’s top court has dismissed a Crown appeal of the sentence handed to an Ontario truck driver convicted in the 2011 death of a woman found in an Edmonton hotel bathtub. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Métis and Cree woman, bled to death in the tub in 2011. A jury found Bradley Barton not […]

TORONTO — Shares of Aecon Group Inc. were up more than 10 per cent after it reported a third-quarter profit that fell compared with a year ago, but topped expectations. The company reported a third-quarter profit of $56.5 million or 85 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, down from a profit […]

A provincial regulator says it’s working to find new accommodations for residents of a Norwich, Ont., retirement home that gave just over two weeks’ notice of its closure. The Retirement Home Regulatory Authority says the abrupt closure of Trillium Care Norwich contravenes the Retirement Homes Act, which requires a 120-day notice to residents. The regulatory […]

TORONTO — The Toronto production of “The Lion King” has appointed a regent after the actor playing Simba was injured. Mirvish Productions made the announcement just one day before the open-ended run of the Disney musical was set to begin. The company says the production’s star, Aphiwe Nyezi, will need at least six weeks to […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say dozens of people have been arrested so far in an ongoing investigation into auto theft and fraudulent vehicle identification numbers. Police say the investigation, dubbed Project Thoroughbred, began in July and focused on auto theft rings involved in VIN fraud as well as so-called “chop shops,” where stolen vehicles are […]