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TORONTO — Scottie Barnes had a career-high 35 points as Toronto held off the Indiana Pacers 122-111 on Tuesday after the Raptors led by as many as 24 points. Barnes had nine assists and six rebounds as Toronto (7-15) won back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Raptors have also won three of […]

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge gave their home fans the start they were hoping for with a come-from-behind 3-2 Professional Women’s Hockey League victory over the Toronto Sceptres Tuesday night. Ottawa (1-0-1-0) got off to a solid start, but similar to last season struggled in the second allowing Toronto (1-0-0-1), who opened its season with […]

TORONTO — Northern Super League and team officials kick off two days of meetings Wednesday in Toronto. While those behind the new women’s pro soccer league met in September in Halifax, the Toronto gathering marks the first time that team owners, presidents and sporting directors have come together in advance of the April kickoff of […]

TORONTO — Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins wouldn’t tip his hand on off-season plans Tuesday and instead spoke in generalities ahead of what should be an interesting few weeks on baseball’s free agency scene. Atkins, who held a 25-minute availability during a meeting of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Toronto chapter, said he […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission board voted on Tuesday to ban mobility devices with lithium-ion batteries, including electric bikes and scooters, during winter months. The ban on e-bikes and e-scooters inside TTC vehicles and stations would be in effect between Nov. 15 and April 15 each year, following concerns over potential fire hazards. It […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League have signed Ayami Sato, making the Japanese pitcher the league’s first female player. The team announced the signing in a release Tuesday. Widely considered the top female pitcher in baseball, the 34-year-old Sato helped Japan win five of its seven consecutive Women’s Baseball World […]

THREE HILLS, Alta. — A B.C. woman charged in connection with a 60-thousand-dollar meat scam last year has been arrested in Ontario. RCMP say Krysta-Lyn Williams of Penticton, was arrested in Picton, Ontario, last week with the assistance of Ontario Provincial Police. Williams, who is 36, was charged Nov. 20 and had a warrant issued […]

TORONTO — Strength in base metal stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index Tuesday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 45.40 points at 25,635.73. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 76.47 points at 44,705.53. The S&P 500 index was up 2.73 points at 6,049.88, while […]

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is pledging to set up a trade office in Washington, D.C., in the new year. Premier Wab Kinew says he hasn’t yet picked an individual to lead it or set a budget, but hopes to have the office, which may include other staff, in place before the end of March. […]

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller says that the recent pause in most private refugee sponsorships is because there is an “oversupply” of applications and they don’t want to give people fleeing war zones false hope. The government announced a pause on privately sponsored refugee applications from community organizations and groups of five or more […]