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HAMILTON — Head coach Scott Milanovich has plenty on his plate during the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ training camp, but he’s not worrying about the state of his kicking game. That’s because veteran Canadian Marc Liegghio has been stellar the last two seasons. “I just trust him,” said Milanovich, who’s entering his third season as Hamilton’s head […]

KELOWNA — Two of the biggest beneficiaries from junior hockey’s changing landscape are advising other prospects to follow their path through the Canadian Hockey League. Shea Busch and Jack Pridham moved from the B.C. Hockey League to major junior hockey last season after a rule change allowed CHL players to join U.S. college teams. Now […]

WOODSTOCK, NEW BRUNSWICK — When Susan Ryan tries to relax with a book on her backyard patio, she says she often reads the same page over and over again, distracted by the sounds and smells of her new neighbour. Ryan and her husband live in the western New Brunswick town of Woodstock, by the U.S. […]

After two back-to-back films with high-profile Toronto directors, British star Leo Woodall suggests he should perhaps only work with filmmakers on this side of the Atlantic. “I strictly only work with Canadian directors,” Woodall joked while promoting “Tuner,” the first feature film from Daniel Roher. “He had no fear about not knowing how it goes […]

KELOWNA — Jack Pridham and Sam O’Reilly each had a goal and an assist, Christian Kirsch made 26 saves, and the Kitchener Rangers defeated the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 3-2 at the Memorial Cup tournament on Tuesday. Luca Romano also scored for the Rangers, who improved to 3-0 at Prospera Place with earlier wins over the Kelowna […]

TORONTO — Toronto Hydro says power has been restored to hundreds of customers who were affected by an outage in the downtown core after a transmission station fire on Tuesday. The outage happened around noon and knocked out power to hospitals, a university and part of the financial district as utility crews scrambled to assess […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s Treasury Board says public service employees may be allowed to work remotely during daytime FIFA World Cup matches in Toronto, following union calls for more flexible work options during the tournament and criticism of the government’s return-to-office mandate. Liz Tuomi, a spokesperson for Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney, says the province expects […]

TORONTO — A power outage in Toronto’s downtown core knocked out power to hospitals, a university and part of the financial district as utility crews scrambled to assess the damage. A Toronto Hydro outage map shows hundreds of customers in the downtown core are without power. Hydro One, the provincial utility, says it was assessing […]

Drake might officially be the new king of pop. The Toronto rap star has shattered the long-standing record previously held by Michael Jackson for most No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 by a solo male artist. His song “Janice STFU” entered at the top of the chart this week following the release of his […]

TORONTO — Ontario municipal councillors could soon be removed from office for violating a code of conduct under a provincial bill that passed today. Municipalities and advocates have long called for stronger penalties for councillors who break the rules including workplace harassment, and Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack says he hopes to have […]