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TORONTO (AP) — Daryl Watts scored twice to lead the Toronto Sceptres to a 2-1 win over the New York Sirens on Wednesday night. Kristen Campbell made 27 saves for Toronto, which has won two of its last three. The Sceptres remain in third in the PWHL standings with six games left, one point behind […]

TORONTO (AP) — Joseph Woll was outstanding in making 38 saves and Steven Lorentz scored short-handed early in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Wednesday night. Auston Matthews, with his fourth in the last three games, had the other goal for Toronto. Valeri Nichushkin scored for Colorado, […]

TORONTO — Joseph Woll was outstanding in making 38 saves and Steven Lorentz scored short-handed early in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Wednesday night. Auston Matthews, with his fourth in the last three games, had the other goal for Toronto (41-24-3). Valeri Nichushkin replied for Colorado […]

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is in the “advanced” stages of negotiations with Europe on joining its new defence partnership — prompted in large part by growing concern about Russia’s war in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing talk of annexing Canada. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Joly […]

OTTAWA — With polls suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration’s use of punishing tariffs are a top-of-mind issue for Canadians ahead of the upcoming federal election, Trump has now offered his thoughts on which political party he would rather work with. “I’d rather deal with a Liberal than a Conservative,” Trump said in […]

TORONTO — Broad-based strength lifted Canada’s main stock index 1.5 per cent Wednesday, while U.S. stocks also rallied. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 363.14 points at 25,069.21. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 383.32 points at 41,964.63. The S&P 500 index was up 60.63 points at 5,675.29, while the Nasdaq […]

TORONTO — Police have charged six teens in the attempted robbery of a Toronto jewelry store. York Regional Police say a vehicle theft investigation on Friday led them to six suspects with ties to the stolen car that was found in Vaughan, Ont. Police say officers tracked the car to a jewelry store, where five […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is still waiting to see if it will be granted approval to liquidate stores as the retailer requests more time to work out some of its differences with its myriad of landlords, lenders and other partners. The department store giant was in court Wednesday, where its lawyers asked for up to […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named his new cabinet after his Progressive Conservatives won a third consecutive majority government. Here’s a list of his executive council members and their portfolios: – Sylvia Jones, deputy premier and minister of health – Trevor Jones, minister of agriculture, food and agribusiness – Doug Downey, attorney general – Michael […]

SUDBURY, Ont. — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he’ll “set a deadline” to approve all federal permits for mining in northwestern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region within six months. Poilievre said that a Conservative government would also commit $1 billion over three years to building a road network to link the mining sites to […]