Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ja’Kobe Walter has been drafted by the Toronto Raptors. The guard from Baylor University was selected 19th overall. Toronto also has the first pick of the second round, No. 31 overall. The second round of the NBA Draft will begin Thursday afternoon. Walter averaged 14.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists as a […]

OTTAWA — A string of Liberal cabinet ministers declared they’re ready to get back in the saddle after this week’s crushing byelection defeat, though some suggest they have blinders on. With the summer barbecue circuit beckoning, members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet fanned out across the country to let Canadians know about work they’ve […]

TORONTO — Sergei Berezin, who played five of his seven NHL seasons with Toronto and was a reliable scorer for the Maple Leafs, has died at 52. The NHL Alumni Association announced Berezin’s death in a social media post Wednesday. A cause of death was not provided. Berezin, from Voskresensk, Russia, was selected by the […]

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators believe they’ve solved their goaltending woes by acquiring Linus Ullmark, but unless a contract extension is signed over the summer this coming season will be an extended tryout for both the player and the team. Ullmark, who was acquired Monday from the Boston Bruins in exchange for goalie Joonas Korpisalo, […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed up Wednesday amid gains in the industrial and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets also inched higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 5.42 points at 21,793.90. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 15.64 points at 39,127.80. The S&P 500 index was up […]

TORONTO — Olympic veterans Amy Millar and Mario Deslauriers were named to Canada’s equestrian jumping team for this summer’s Paris Games. Millar, the daughter of legendary show jumper Ian Millar, and Deslauriers were part of the team that qualified Canada for the event with a silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, […]

Police say billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is facing eight new charges after investigators identified additional victims of alleged sexual assaults. Peel Regional Police say the 91-year-old was arrested again today and charged with six counts of sexual assault, one count of attempted rape and one count of indecent assault on a female. They did not […]

TORONTO — Months after becoming the first-ever Pan Am Games gold medallist in women’s park, 14-year-old Fay De Fazio Ebert has been named to Canada’s skateboard team for the Paris Olympics. The roster, announced Wednesday by Canada Skateboard and the Canadian Olympic Committee, also includes Miles Berger of Kamloops, B.C., Ryan Decenzo of Delta, B.C., […]

ESSEX, ONTARIO, CANADA — Police confirmed Wednesday that four people found dead in a rural home in southwestern Ontario last week were members of the same family. The four have been identified as 41-year-old Carly Walsh, 42-year-old Steven Walsh, 13-year-old Madison Walsh and eight-year-old Hunter Walsh. Ontario Provincial Police said they went to a home […]

OTTAWA — Several federal cabinet ministers say they are all ears to what disgruntled voters are saying in the aftermath of a Toronto byelection defeat in what was considered a safe Liberal riding. Although the ministers expressed openness to hearing out Canadians turned off by the Liberals and Justin Trudeau, none could say how their […]