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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman is suing former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott, accusing him of sexually assaulting her during a team event at her high school in 1987, when he was 26 and she was 15. The lawsuit first filed in December 2022 and amended on May 1 accuses Scott […]

One of Canada’s oldest veterans, Burdett Sisler, says it’s not that hard to make it to 110 years old – all you have to do is stay alive. “Anybody can do it,” the supercentenarian said in a recent interview. “I don’t feel any different as any other day really, except I can’t move as fast […]

TORONTO — Much of the debate in the aftermath of Anthony Stolarz’s departure from the Maple Leafs’ series opener against Florida centred around whether Panthers forward Sam Bennett should have been disciplined for elbowing the Toronto goaltender. A renowned neuroscientist, however, said one of his main concerns lies with how the player’s injury situation was […]

TORONTO — Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll will get the start in Game 2 of Toronto’s second-round playoff series with Florida on Wednesday. The 26-year-old replaced Anthony Stolarz midway through Monday’s opener after Stolarz took an elbow from Panthers centre Sam Bennett. Woll stopped 17-of-20 shots off the bench as the Leafs held on for […]

Health Minister Sylvia Jones is defending the province’s record against measles as new infections rise sharply. The latest public health data released last week shows 223 new infections across Ontario in the previous week. That brings the total number of people in the province who have fallen ill from the virus to 1,243 since October. […]

TORONTO — The head of the Toronto International Film Festival says risk-taking has been central to the organization’s legacy, a spirit captured in a series of summer screenings that celebrate its 50th anniversary. Titled “the TIFF Story in 50 Films,” the series will showcase films that have defined the festival’s evolution. Screenings will run June […]

TORONTO — A teen girl who pleaded guilty to assault in the fatal swarming of a homeless Toronto man was sentenced Tuesday to nine months of probation, with the judge taking into account the time she has already spent in custody and under house arrest. The girl was set to face trial for manslaughter in […]

TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz was smiling and in the building. The Maple Leafs goaltender had taken a blow to the head, vomited on the bench and left Scotiabank Arena on a stretcher to be evaluated in hospital the previous night. His presence at Toronto’s practice facility in the city’s west end Tuesday morning was a […]

TORONTO — A teen girl who pleaded guilty to assault in the fatal swarming of a homeless Toronto man has been sentenced to nine months of probation, with the judge taking into account the time she has spent in custody and under house arrest. The girl was set to face trial for manslaughter in the […]

TORONTO — Grace Turner stood at the top of a grassy park slope with a megaphone in her hand. “This turnout is insane,” she said. Hundreds were gathered at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto’s west end, and it was almost time for the moment they were all eagerly waiting for. The moment when they would […]