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OTTAWA — If Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race on Sunday, he would not be the first prime minister to be sworn in without having a seat in Parliament. In June 1984, the unelected John Turner won the party leadership and succeeded Pierre Trudeau as prime minister two weeks later. The Liberals went down […]

At a housing construction site in Gananoque, Ont., Val spends nearly two months laying concrete, used to build 26 stacked townhouse units. Val’s task is a simple, but crucial part of the project by developer Horizon Legacy, which is slated to open this fall. Among those on site, the company says Val’s skill set is […]

TORONTO (AP) — Jamal Shead flipped the ball high off the glass at the buzzer and ended up at the bottom of a celebratory scrum with his Toronto Raptors teammates. What a game-winner — until it wasn’t. Shead appeared to hit a winning layup at the buzzer against the Washington Wizards, but he and the […]

OTTAWA — Caden Taylor scored the only goal of a three-round shootout to lift the visiting Peterborough Petes to a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Ottawa 67’s on Saturday at TD Place. Brennan Faulkner, Brady Stonehouse and Quinton Page scored in regulation time for the Petes (18-36-3-5), who were outshot 37-25. Petes netminder […]

TORONTO — Jordan Poole led all scorers with 34 points to lead the Washington Wizards past the Toronto Raptors 118-117 on Saturday in a game between two teams hoping for a high pick in this summer’s NBA Draft. Bilal Coulibaly and rookie Alex Sarr each had a double-double as Washington (13-49) won back-to-back games. Coulibaly […]

CINCINNATI — Second-half goals by Kevin Denkey and Yuya Kubo lifted FC Cincinnati to a 2-0 win over Toronto FC in Major League Soccer play Saturday. Opening the season with three straight games on the road, Toronto (0-2-1) has conceded eight goals with new coach Robin Fraser yet to celebrate a win. Cincinnati (2-1-0) led […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A religious leader in Brampton, Ont., has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a female during a religious ceremony. Peel police say a 69-year-old man from Brampton was charged Friday with one count of sexual assault. They say the alleged assault took place on Monday when the accused attended a home to […]

OTTAWA — Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China’s sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities. Chris Davison, head of the Canola Council of Canada, says the tariffs are prohibitively high and the fallout will be felt across his industry. Davison says China is a top market […]

OTTAWA — Mark Carney’s leadership campaign said he’s fundraised a whopping $4.5 million during the Liberal party’s short, two-month race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. All the visible signs point to a significant lead for the former governor of the Bank of Canada, with a large swath of the Liberal cabinet and caucus […]

Gianni Cimini is the rare coach for whom results are secondary. In charge of Toronto FC’s second team, Cimini’s role is to nurture and challenge talent. “For us, as a second team, it’s been really clear. Our objective is not the results. It’s to really develop,” Cimini said. “And sometimes for us that’s not putting […]