York Region

TORONTO — More than a hundred employees with Ontario’s primary liquor retailer took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday to rally public support for a historic strike that’s shuttered most stores for at least two weeks. Thousands of workers with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario walked off the job on Friday after […]

TORONTO — Trae Bell-Haynes has been released from Canada’s Olympic men’s basketball training camp, Canada Basketball announced Saturday. Bell-Haynes, 28, represented Canada last summer at the FIBA World Cup, as the team captured its first-ever medal by defeating the U.S. for bronze. The six-foot-two guard from Toronto is the third player to be released as […]

HAMILTON — Shemar Bridges is off to an impressive start to his CFL career. The six-foot-four, 210-pound rookie receiver has quickly become a big part of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ offence, leading it in catches (28), yards (309) and touchdowns (three). Bridges will look to register a TD grab in a fourth straight game Sunday night […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have re-signed veteran guard-forward Garrett Temple. The team did not disclose the length of the contract or the financial terms of it. Temple was a free agent after spending last season in Toronto where he averaged 3.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 10.7 minutes in 27 games primarily coming […]

TORONTO — Workers with Ontario’s main liquor retailer will hold a rally in downtown Toronto today on the second day of their historic strike. Thousands of workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario began their first-ever strike on Friday morning, following months of unsuccessful contract negotiations between their union and management. The Ontario Public […]

VANCOUVER — When the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver started in late April, the scene resembled a festival. Music played as protesters picnicked and sat in circles discussing Palestinian history, surrounded by about 75 tents that packed the turf field. On Friday, the camp was nearly silent. The number of […]

TORONTO — Losses in the energy sector led Canada’s main stock index lower on Friday, while U.S. stock markets rose to new records. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 184.99 points at 22,059.03. In New York, where markets were closed on Thursday for the July 4 holiday, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 67.87 […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s banking regulator says it has delayed by a year a rule change established by international banking standards. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions says the delay in implementing an increase in the minimum capital requirements will give it time to consider how fast other countries are making the changes. There […]

WOODSTOCK, ONT. — Police in Woodstock, Ont., say a man is dead after he shot his partner outside a home then suffered an apparent gunshot wound. Police say the woman is recovering in hospital after Thursday’s daylight shooting in a suburban part of the small city about 60 kilometres west of Hamilton. Woodstock police did […]

HAMILTON — Special teams have been a concern early this season for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats but kicker Marc Liegghio hasn’t been one. On Wednesday, Hamilton (0-4) hired Dennis McKnight as its new special-teams coach. The move came after the club and former co-ordinator Paul Boudreau parted ways shortly after its 24-22 road loss to the […]