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TORONTO — Equifax Canada says it’s exploring how using payday loan data could affect people’s credit scores. The agency says including data sources that aren’t traditionally used to calculate credit scores could help paint a more complete picture of consumers’ credit health.  Equifax says this could improve credit scores for consumers with “responsive repayment of […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Craig Berube as their new head coach. The NHL club announced Berube as the 41st head coach in franchise history in a release Friday. Berube, who replaces Sheldon Keefe after he was fired May 8, won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues in 2019. Sent […]

Toronto FC coach John Herdman is hoping being bad can lead to some good in the wake of last Saturday’s post-game throwdown with New York City FC. Herdman, goalkeeper Sean Johnson and injured fullback/wingback Richie Laryea received one-game bans in the league’s first wave of disciplinary decisions after players and staff went at it following […]

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs hired Craig Berube as their coach on Friday, bringing in someone with Stanley Cup-winning experience to try to end the longest championship drought in the most intense hockey market in the NHL. Berube coached the St. Louis Blues to the Cup in 2019. The Maple Leafs have not […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Craig Berube as their new head coach. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The Toronto police hate crimes unit is investigating after a local synagogue was vandalized for the second time in four weeks. Rabbi Joe Kanofsky says windows and glass doors at the Kehillat Shaarei Torah Synagogue in the city’s north end were smashed in the early hours of Friday morning. Kanofsky says the synagogue […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose on Friday, helped by gains in energy and base metal stocks as the prices of oil and copper climbed, while U.S. markets were mixed.  The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 165.54 points at 22,465.37. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 134.21 points at 40,003.59. […]

Toronto FC fullback/wingback Richie Laryea and New York City FC defender Strahinja Tanasijevic have both been fined and handed an additional one-game suspension for their role in an ugly-post-game melee at BMO Field last Saturday. The league had announced one-games for both players ahead of midweek play. Toronto coach John Herdman and goalkeeper Sean Johnson […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading, helped by gains in base metal stocks as the price of copper climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 78.03 points at 22,377.86. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 23.88 points at 39,893.26. The S&P 500 index was up […]

TORONTO — The father of an 11-year-old boy with autism and the daughter of a senior with Alzheimer’s disease, who both died after going missing, are among those urging the Ontario government to create a new alert to keep people like them safe. An NDP private member’s bill that would implement an alert system for […]