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TORONTO — Andre De Grasse will be watching with pride when AFC Toronto takes the field for the first time Saturday at BMO Field. The star sprinter, part of the Northern Super League team’s ownership group, is flying in from Florida where he has been training to take in the match against Montreal Roses FC […]

The hunt for Toronto FC’s first win of the season continues Saturday at Real Salt Lake with coach Robin Fraser hoping his team finally gets rewarded for its recent improved play. “When the season starts — I think I feel this way every season I’ve ever coached — you can’t wait to get the first […]

Police say one person died after a collision in Toronto’s east end. Toronto Police Service says a vehicle hit a pole in the area of Eglinton Ave East and Brimley Road at 12:25 a.m. Friday. It says the vehicle caught fire and the driver who was the only occupant was trapped inside. Investigators say the […]

TORONTO — Craig Berube wanted to finish Thursday night healthy. That mission accomplished, the Maple Leafs and their head coach can now solely focus on what the group has been working toward all season — the Stanley Cup playoffs. A mouth-watering first-round matchup awaits. Toronto came back from a 3-1 deficit in Thursday’s third period […]

OSHAWA — Beckett Sennecke scored twice to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 4-2 win over the Brantford Bulldogs on Thursday to tie the best-of-seven second-round OHL playoff series at two games apiece. Matthew Buckley and Colby Barlow had the other goals for Oshawa. Marek Vanacker and Calvin Crombie tallied for the Bulldogs. Game 5 […]

TORONTO — Scott Laughton scored 56 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in the regular-season finale for both teams Thursday. Auston Matthews, Philippe Myers and Chris Tanev had the other goals for Toronto (52-26-4). Joseph Woll stopped 31 shots. Mitch Marner had two assists. Justin Holl, with […]

EDMONTON — Alberta’s transportation minister is calling on the province’s two major cities to remove bike lanes from key roadways, prompting critics to say the government is overstepping and making an issue out of nothing. Devin Dreeshen says he’s trying to avoid clashes with the government’s goal of expanding road networks, as he blames bike […]

TORONTO — Ontario tabled legislation Thursday that it says will speed up the development of mines by designating some as “special economic zones,” though Premier Doug Ford said that could also be used on other projects. The Ring of Fire, a massive area in northern Ontario said to be replete with critical minerals, will be […]

TORONTO — A lot has happened to Mikey Sullivan since being taken out of the University of Pittsburgh by Toronto FC in the second round (39th overall) of the MLS SuperDraft in December. “A player we’re really excited about,” Toronto technical director Sean Rubio said at the time. Sullivan turned heads at training camp with […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court has committed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach to stand trial on two charges related to two complainants as part of his Toronto sexual assault case. Ontario Court Justice Jacqueline Freeman made the ruling at the end of a preliminary inquiry that dealt exclusively with those two charges, which court has heard […]