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TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it is selling its stake in a logistics investment partnership it established with Australia’s Goodman Group. CPP Investments says it will realize about US$2.2 billion in net proceeds from its investment in Goodman North American Partnership. The partnership was established in 2012 with a mandate to […]

HALIFAX — Halifax police say the 39-year-old man who allegedly killed a woman and her father on New Year’s Eve was a fugitive wanted in a 2019 Toronto nightclub shooting. Investigators say Matthew Costain died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound a few hours after he shot and killed 40-year-old Cora-Lee Smith and her 73-year-old father, […]

Sarah Bauer woke up to a shaking house. She thought maybe an earthquake had struck near her home in Torrance, a village in Ontario’s cottage country. But when she looked outside, she saw a massive tree had collapsed onto her driveway under the weight of rapidly accumulating snowfall, taking down a power line with it. […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have yet to play their projected starting lineup this season, and it appears that trend will continue in tonight’s game against the visiting Orlando Magic. The Raptors downgraded swingman RJ Barrett’s status to doubtful hours before tipoff at Scotiabank Arena. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., missed Toronto’s last two games with […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Philippe Myers to a two-year contract extension, the NHL team announced Friday. The contract carries an average annual value of US850,000. The 27-year-old from Moncton, N.B., has two assists over 11 games for the Maple Leafs this season while averaging 17:08 of ice time. Myers has […]

TORONTO — Broad-based gains led Canada’s main stock index higher Friday in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 122.10 points at 25,020.13. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 171.70 points at 42,563.97. The S&P 500 index was up 39.27 points at 5,907.82, while […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors could — finally — be getting their actual starting lineup on the court. Swingman RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., was listed as questionable ahead of the Raptors game against the Orlando Magic tonight. Barrett missed Toronto’s last two games with an undisclosed illness. If he returns, it means that head […]

Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office. It’s the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011. “Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime,” it reads. Layton, the former federal NDP leader, was a […]

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston College teammates James Hagens and Ryan Leonard each scored twice and the defending champion United States routed Switzerland 7-2 on Thursday in the world junior hockey quarterfinals. Boston University’s Brandon Svoboda, Notre Dame’s Danny Nelson and Denver’s Zeev Buium also scored, Hampton Slukynsky of Western Michigan made 17 saves and […]

OTTAWA — Canada was buzzing. The ice was tilted. A dramatic comeback victory felt inevitable. A team previously unable to click offensively appeared to have finally unlocked some cohesion. Then the group’s other issue — penalties — bubbled to the surface one final time at the world junior hockey championship. And Hockey Canada is now […]