York Region

TORONTO — There was no hiding A.J. Lawson’s smile when Scotiabank Arena in-game host Mark Strong announced his name as part of the Toronto Raptors’ starting lineup. The hometown boy had finally arrived. Lawson made his first-ever NBA start in Toronto’s 118-109 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday, validation after a long journey to […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Brayden Gillespie stopped 26 shots to lead the Brampton Steelheads to a 2-0 win over the North Bay Battalion in Ontario Hockey League action Friday night. Gabriel Chiarot and Parker Von Richter had the goals for Brampton. North Bay goaltender Jack Lisson turned aside 22-of-23 shots in the contest., COLTS 3 GREYHOUNDS […]

TORONTO (AP) — Immanuel Quickley scored a season-high 34 points and the Toronto Raptors overcame a dominant rebounding effort by Walker Kessler to beat the Utah Jazz 118-109 on Friday night. Quickley added five rebounds, five assists and three steals in the Raptors’ third straight win. Scottie Barnes had 22 points, 12 rebounds and six […]

TORONTO — Immanuel Quickley scored a season-high 34 points to lead the Toronto Raptors in a wire-to-wire win over the Utah Jazz 118-109 on Friday. Quickley added five rebounds and five assists to help Toronto (21-42) win its third straight. Scottie Barnes had a double-double with 22 points and 12 boards, with six assists. Walker […]

TORONTO — Buffy Sainte-Marie’s induction to Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame were revoked late Friday as organizers responded to the singer saying she is not Canadian. In a statement from the board of directors at Canada’s Walk of Fame, the organization says it has “made the difficult decision to […]

TORONTO — Canada’s oldest retailer, Hudson’s Bay, has filed for creditor protection and intends to restructure the business. The department store company that dates back to 1670 says it has been facing significant pressures including subdued consumer spending, trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada and post-pandemic declines in downtown store traffic. The company’s hulking […]

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province has no plan to follow Ontario and levy a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States. Eby says imposing such a fee “is not currently a priority,” with efforts focused on new legislation in coming days that would give the province […]

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay, Canada’s oldest company that dates back to 1670, has filed for creditor protection and intends to restructure the business. The department store company says it has been facing significant pressures, including subdued consumer spending, trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada and post-pandemic drops in downtown store traffic. More coming. The […]

OTTAWA — The federal government is rejecting the recommendations of two of its own ministers and refusing to issue an emergency order protecting southern resident killer whales from “imminent threats” to their survival. Instead, the Fisheries Department says “incremental measures will be pursued” to protect the salmon-eating whales that live in British Columbia waters. Thursday’s […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired centre Scott Laughton and defenceman Brandon Carlo ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline. The Leafs sent a conditional 2027 first-round draft pick and forward prospect Nikita Grebenkin to Philadelphia as part of the deal for Laughton. The Flyers, who retained 50 per cent of his remaining US$3-million salary cap hit […]