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LOS ANGELES — Matthew Schaefer stood up when his name was called. The emotion was too much. Thinking about the person he wished more than anything could be by his side overwhelmed the 17-year-old defenceman. The tears flowed soon after. The New York Islanders did the expected Friday, selecting Schaefer with the first pick at […]

TORONTO — Canada’s largest public sector union says labour talks it’s had with the CN Tower have reached a standstill, raising the risk of a lockout or strike ahead of Canada Day. Unifor says the impasse is with Canada Lands Company, which operates the tourist attraction in the heart of downtown Toronto. The union represents […]

TORONTO — Artin Avaznia says he was transformed the first time he saw a group of Iranians marching in Toronto’s Pride parade. The Iranian-Canadian dancer was in his mid-20s and it was his first time attending North America’s largest Pride festival. It was a stark contrast to what he’d seen in his hometown of Ottawa, […]

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Schaefer is a member of the New York Islanders. The club selected the 17-year-old defenceman from the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters with the first pick at the 2025 NHL draft on Friday. Schaefer had been viewed as the slam-dunk top selection for months despite not playing since December after suffering […]

Police in Halton Region say a search dog was injured earlier this week after finding a loaded firearm during a post-arrest search in Burlington, Ont. Investigators say the gun went off after Freddy the police dog’s paw came into contact with it in a wooded area of Sherwood Forest Park, where they say a carjacking […]

TORONTO — The Masai Ujiri era of the Toronto Raptors is officially over. The Raptors announced on Friday that the team’s vice-chairman and president was fired, marking the end of a more than decade-long run that delivered the franchise its first NBA championship. Ujiri was heading into the final year of his contract with the […]

Police say a 14-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder after a shooting that left a woman dead and injured a man earlier this month in Sudbury, Ont. Greater Sudbury police say the incident happened on Clemow Avenue, where a 40-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man were found with gunshot wounds. The […]

TORONTO — The hurt continues for Toronto FC, with defender Zane Monlouis the latest player to be sidelined. The former England youth international, who left the Arsenal under-23 side to sign with TFC in February, fell awkwardly while trying to make a tackle in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with the visiting New York Red Bulls. He […]

Police east of Toronto say a man has been charged with murder after a shooting at a GO Transit station left another man dead on Sunday. Durham Region police say officers responded to an assist ambulance call at the station in Ajax, Ont., around 11:30 p.m. They say when officers arrived, they found an unconscious […]

TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says the province has taken control of four more school boards. He says the province has appointed supervisors to the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board. More coming. The Canadian Press