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WINDSOR, Ont. — Ilya Protas had two goals and an assist as the Windsor Spitfires hammered the Saginaw Spirit 7-2 on Wednesday in the Ontario Hockey League. Ryan Abraham also scored twice while Liam Greentree added a goal and two assists for Windsor (18-5-2), which won its fourth straight. Ethan Belchetz and Owen Outwater were […]

OTTAWA — A Canadian soldier deployed to Europe has died of medical complications. The Canadian Armed Forces says Lt.-Col. Kent Miller was serving in Casteau, Belgium, when he died Monday. It says he was serving under Operation Unifier, an Armed Forces program that trains Ukrainian military and security personnel in battlefield tactics and advanced military […]

OSHAWA, Ont. — The Canadian Hockey League swept the inaugural CHL-USA Prospects Challenge on Wednesday. Cole Reschny scored late in the third period as Team CHL defeated Team USNTDP (USA Hockey National Team Development Program) 3-2 in Game 2 of the series. Caleb Desnoyers, with an assist, and Michael Misa also scored for Team CHL, […]

OTTAWA — The Liberal government introduced a stand-alone bill to implement its proposed GST holiday Wednesday, hours after the NDP threatened it would not pass the legislation if it was linked to a $250 rebate for working Canadians. The bill would give people a two-month GST exemption on items like premade food at grocery stores, […]

Provincial police are warning the public to be on the lookout for an armed man who allegedly fired shots at multiple vehicles along Highway 401 on Tuesday morning. Police say they’ve obtained an arrest warrant for a 29-year-old Toronto man who allegedly shot at more than 10 cars travelling on the highway in Mississauga just […]

TORONTO — Kelowna will host the Memorial Cup in the spring of 2026. It will be the first time the B.C. city has hosted the annual junior hockey competition since 2004. The Canadian Hockey League says the Kelowna Rockets were one of five Western Hockey League franchises to bid for the event. It will be […]

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to create a mandatory minimum fine of $500,000 for employers repeatedly convicted of fatal and other serious health and safety violations. Labour Minister David Piccini is tabling an omnibus bill today that expands cancer coverage for firefighters, introduces a job-protected leave for people who become parents through adoption or surrogacy, […]

OTTAWA — The dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami said, after a $50 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, or ITK, serves as the national representative organization for Inuit in Canada. In a statement the organization said the funding will […]

OTTAWA — Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday that he’s confident all the premiers will get on board with a unified “Team Canada” approach to deal with Donald Trump’s tariff threat. His confidence comes despite signs of early cracks in that unity ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s emergency meeting with the premiers this afternoon. […]

OTTAWA — The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says the dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization after a $50 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation. The organization, which represents 70,000 Inuit, says the funding will allow ITK to build key capacities and advance academic plans and course development. The […]