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TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed Ohio State forward Jamison Battle, who is coming off a superb season in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-7 Battle, a native of Robbinsdale, Minn., averages 15.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 31.4 minutes in 35 games as a fifth-year senior at Ohio State last season. Battle shot .469 (179-of-382) […]

TORONTO — Torrential rain that pummeled Toronto flooded a major highway, several thoroughfares and a key transit hub on Tuesday – requiring emergency crews to rescue people from stranded cars and other spaces – while large parts of the city were left without power. The rest of the Greater Toronto Area, which was also hit […]

TORONTO — Gains in industrial and technology stocks led Canada’s main stock index up more than one per cent on Tuesday, outweighing weakness in energy, while U.S. stock markets also rose, led by a rally on the Dow. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 243.71 points at 22,995.39. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial […]

A torrential downpour that flooded parts of Toronto and its surrounding areas on Tuesday brought back memories of flash flooding that paralyzed Canada’s largest city more than a decade ago. An intense thunderstorm dumped record-breaking amounts of rain on Toronto over just a few hours on July 8, 2013, causing chaos on the streets. Stretches […]

OTTAWA — A major Muslim charity is disappointed about losing another court battle in an ongoing bid to halt a Canada Revenue Agency audit. The Muslim Association of Canada says a new Ontario Court of Appeal ruling is a green light for government overreach, and will allow the federal government to infringe the Charter rights […]

TORONTO — Canada’s biggest bookseller will remove images of Alice Munro from its stores, but a spokeswoman for Indigo says the store will keep her books on the shelves. A spokeswoman for the company says Indigo supports Munro’s daughter Andrea Skinner, who last week published an essay revealing that she had been sexually abused by […]

TORONTO — Linebacker Wynton McManis of the Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg receiver Ontaria Wilson and the Blue Bombers’ offensive line were the top selections in the CFL honour roll Tuesday. McManis was the top-rated defensive player with a grade of 90.6. He had four tackles and returned his first interception of the season for a touchdown […]

TORONTO — The Canadian Olympic Committee has introduced the 338 athletes chosen to represent their country at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. The Games officially start with the July 26 opening ceremonies, but preliminary competition gets underway July 24. Canada’s youngest athlete is 14-year-old skateboarder Fay De Fazio Ebert of Toronto and its oldest […]

OTTAWA — Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced an intention to ban the installation of oil furnaces in new construction as early as 2028. The federal government’s planned phase-out of heating oil would be paired with more financial support for Canadians to purchase and install heat pumps instead. Liberal ministers say the Canada Green Buildings […]

Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for parts of southern and eastern Ontario as a mix of heavy rain and thunderstorms come down across the regions. The agency warns there could be rainfall amounts of up to 125 millimetres for parts of the Greater Toronto Area, and Hamilton could see up to 50 millimetres. Parts […]