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OTTAWA — Easton Cowan scored a hat trick to lead Canada to a 7-1 win over Switzerland on Thursday in a pre-tournament game ahead of the world junior hockey championship. Canada pulled away with three goals in an 82-second span late in the first period at TD Place. Brayden Yager, Andrew Gibson, Berkly Catton and […]

TORONTO — Canadian swingman RJ Barrett and backup guard Davion Mitchell will miss tonight’s Raptors game against the Brooklyn Nets but all-star forward Scottie Barnes will return to Toronto’s lineup. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., is out with an illness. Mitchell had been listed as questionable with a right shoulder strain before the game but was […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to add multiple new names to his cabinet Friday when he shuffles his team days after Chrystia Freeland rattled the party and the government with her sudden resignation as finance minister. The Canadian Press has confirmed from a source with knowledge of the appointments that Montreal MP […]

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it’s not the Liberal government’s job to respond to everything U.S. president-elect Donald Trump posts online. LeBlanc made those comments in response to a question about Trump repeatedly referring to Canada as a 51st state and Trudeau as its governor in social media posts. LeBlanc once again says […]

TORONTO — Canadian swingman RJ Barrett will miss tonight’s Toronto Raptors game against the Brooklyn Nets. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., is out with an illness. Backup guard Davion Mitchell is questionable with a right shoulder strain. Barrett has been the backbone of the Raptors lineup as they grapple with a rash of injuries. He is […]

The beloved Theodore Tugboat replica that partially sank in St. Catharines, Ont., has been refloated. The boat’s owner says the life-size version of the TV character was safely righted on Thursday afternoon, but there is still more work to do. The boat called Theodore Too began taking on water earlier this week while docked in […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index slumped again on Thursday, dragged lower by losses in sectors like industrials and real estate, while U.S. markets rose a day after one of their worst declines of the year. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 143.06 points at 24,413.94. In New York, stocks recovered a portion of their […]

LONDON — Canadian Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell never trailed but still had to hold off Serbian-Austrian Mensur (The Gentle) Suljovic to win his first-round match Thursday at the Paddy Power World Darts Championship. The tournament has a purse of 2.5 million pounds ($4,495,510) with 500,000 pounds ($899,100) going to the winner. Campbell took the opening […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index slumped again on Thursday, dragged lower by losses in sectors like industrials and real estate. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 143.06 points at 24,413.94. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 15.37 points at 42,342.24. The S&P 500 index was down 5.08 points at 5,867.08, […]

TORONTO — Canada’s best men’s basketball players were left wanting more in 2024. Hamilton’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished second in NBA MVP voting for the 2023-24 season, the best performance among a record-high 27 Canadians in the league. His Oklahoma City Thunder had a disappointing second-round exit in the NBA’s Western Conference playoffs, and Canada’s men’s […]