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BARRIE — Kashawn Aitcheson scored 9:57 into overtime to lift the Barrie Colts to a pivotal 2-1 Ontario Hockey League playoff victory over the visiting Kingston Frontenacs on Saturday night at Sadlon Arena. Dalyn Wakely also scored for the Colts, who grabbed a 3-2 lead in the second-round, best-of-seven series. Game 6 is Sunday in […]

TORONTO — After Randy Arozarena’s bases-loaded single, Rowdy Tellez smashed a two-out grand slam to push the Seattle Mariners to an 8-4 win in 12 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Arozarena’s hit to right field and 430-foot blast from Tellez off reliever Jacob Barnes (0-1) tied the three-game series with the rubber […]

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Elections Canada reported record turnout in the first day of advanced polls. Nearly two million people showed up to cast a ballot on Friday, the first of four days for advanced voting in the federal election. Elections Canada said in […]

CAGLIARI — Max Nixon scored touchdowns on an interception return and blocked punt recovery as Canada defeated Italy 56-0 in an exhibition senior men’s football contest Saturday. The game was the first between the two countries. It was also the Canadian senior program’s first international competition since capturing a silver medal at the 2011 world […]

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Canada’s 45th general election inched toward the finish line. With just over one week left before election day, and on the second of four days of advance voting, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh published documents outlining […]

The accidental death of an international college student who was shot dead at a Hamilton bus stop Thursday evening has sparked tributes and an outpouring of love and sympathy. Hamilton police say 21-year-old Harsimrat Randhawa, who was originally from India and studying at Mohawk College, was an innocent bystander who was struck and killed by […]

OTTAWA — The Liberals and NDP released their costed campaign platforms Saturday, with just over one week left in the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney rolled out the party’s campaign commitments in Whitby, Ont., one of several battleground ridings in the seat-rich Greater Toronto Area. The platform pledges billions in new spending and charts […]

An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump’s hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada’s rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to accelerate natural resource projects. Interest in the country’s critical minerals surged after Trump started musing about annexing Canada, experts say, and grew as the president’s global […]

WINDSOR — Trent Swick had two goals and an assist, Christian Humphreys had a goal and two assists, and the visiting Kitchener Rangers avoided elimination with a 5-2 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Windsor Spitfires on Friday at the WFCU Centre. Jack Pridham and Luca Romano also scored for the Rangers, who trail the […]

HAMILTON — Police in Hamilton say a 21-year-old college student from India was an innocent bystander in an alleged homicide that saw her shot while standing at a city bus stop. Police say the shooting took place around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday while the student was waiting for a bus to go to work. Officers […]