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Toronto picks Minnesota as its semifinal opponent in the Professional Women’s Hockey League playoffs starting Wednesday. The PWHL in its first season introduced a playoff innovation in awarding the top team in the league after the regular season the choice between the third and fourth seeds for its semifinal foe. Toronto had 24 hours from […]

TORONTO — New York defender Ella Shelton, Toronto winger Natalie Spooner and Boston forward Hilary Knight were named the Professional Women’s Hockey League three stars of the last week of the regular season. First star Shelton led all PWHL players in scoring with two goals and four assists in two games.  The 26-year-old from Ingersoll, […]

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Mondayon the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,259.47, up 312.06 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Up 33 cents, or 0.44 per cent, to $75.13 on 15.5 million shares. Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 41 cents, or 0.82 per cent, to $50.14 on 12.4 million shares. […]

TORONTO — Google is taking Canada’s broadcasting regulator to court, arguing “significant” revenue it earns from advertisements on YouTube videos shouldn’t be considered when it comes to the regulatory fees it owes the CRTC. In an application filed in the Federal Court of Canada on April 24, Google says those revenues come from user-generated content, […]

ANCASTER, Ont. — For nearly seven decades, all of Canada’s male professional golfers had the goal of winning the RBC Canadian Open, the national men’s championship. Now the figurative pin’s position has been moved and they’re hoping to win it in back-to-back years. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., won a playoff at Toronto’s Oakdale Golf […]

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American defensive back Lawrence Woods III and Canadian linebacker Enock Makonzo on Monday. Woods III was recently released by the B.C. Lions while Makonzo was let go by the Edmonton Elks. Woods III started four of the seven games he played with Hamilton last season, registering 22 total tackles […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained more than 300 points Monday in a broad-based rally, while U.S. markets also rose.  The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 312.06 points at 22,259.47. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 176.59 points at 38,852.27. The S&P 500 index was up 52.95 points at 5,180.74, […]

TORONTO — Ontario is set to require larger construction projects to provide menstrual products on site. Labour Minister David Piccini says the province is facing a shortage of skilled trades workers, and this regulatory change will help encourage more women to look to the trades for a career. The change accompanies a new piece of […]

ANCASTER, Ont. — Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood have been added to the field at the RBC Canadian Open. Lowry is ranked No. 12 on the PGA Tour following his win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on April 28. Fleetwood was the runner-up at last year’s Canadian Open, losing to Nick Taylor in […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner says it “means the world” to be a member of the Maple Leafs. The Toronto winger has taken heat from fans and media following the club’s first-round playoff exit at the hands of the Boston Bruins where he put up just three points in the seven-game series. The 27-year-old grew up […]