Author: The Canadian Press

EDMONTON — Tim White reeled in a pair of touchdown passes as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats continued their red-hot play, defeating the Edmonton Elks 28-24 on Saturday in a game that was delayed more than an hour due to lightning strikes around the Alberta capital. The Ticats (6-2) have now won six games in a row. […]

BRANTFORD — Police say two men are dead and two people were injured after a crash in Brantford, Ont., Friday evening. Brantford police say the crash happened at around 9:30 p.m. between an SUV and a sedan. They say lifesaving measures were attempted on two men inside the sedan, aged 19 and 21, but they […]

Wildfire smoke from the Prairies has prompted special air-quality statements and warnings across the country Saturday. Smoke from forest fires is causing reduced visibility and poor air quality that is expected to persist into Sunday for some areas, according to Environment Canada. The statements span across the country stretching from eastern British Columbia and into […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Nicholas Robertson to a one-year contract extension for US$1.825 million. The 23-year-old from Pasedena, Calif., scored 15 goals and had seven assists in 69 games for Toronto this past season. Robertson also had a goal and an assist in three playoff games for the Maple Leafs. […]

Ontario’s police watchdog says it has launched an investigation after a 24-year-old man was shot dead by provincial police in a courtroom in the province’s northwest. The Special Investigations Unit says an Ontario Provincial Police officer was inside a temporary courtroom at the Youth Centre on the Wapekeka First Nation on Thursday at around noon […]

HAMILTON — Ontario’s police watchdog says it has launched an investigation after a 62-year-old man who had barricaded himself in his home during a police standoff was found dead. The Special Investigations Unit says Hamilton Police responded to a call from a person in crisis in the city on Friday morning. The SIU says the […]

Wildfire smoke from the Prairies has prompted a special air-quality statement over much of northern Ontario Saturday. Environment Canada says smoke from forest fires is causing reduced visibility and poor air quality that is expected to persist into Sunday for some areas. The statement spans the northern part of the province stretching from North Bay […]

WINNIPEG — Rookie Trey Vaval dazzled a sold-out crowd of Blue Bombers fans when he returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and followed up with a 97-yard punt return for a major that helped Winnipeg snap a three-game losing streak with a 40-31 victory over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday. It was the […]

TORONTO — Canada’s singles hopes were dashed at the National Bank Open on Friday night when Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision to Taylor Fritz. The second-seeded American secured early service breaks in each set and closed out the victory in one hour 15 minutes. Diallo, the No. 27 seed, was the last […]

TORONTO — Unhappy at his contract demands, Toronto FC traded winger/wingback Tyrese Spicer to Orlando City SC on Friday in exchange for up to $550,000 (all figures in U.S. dollars) in general allocation money. The 24-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international, the first overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, scored six goals and added two […]