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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 10, 2025 6:13 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Monday, Feb. 10: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug FordOakville: Ford will make an announcement at 11 a.m. in Oakville. He will later visit workers at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793.NDP Leader Marit Stiles Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Toronto: Stiles will make an announcement about health care alongside…
By Jim Morris The Canadian Press Posted February 8, 2025 9:52 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size VANCOUVER – Brock Boeser scored on the power play to break a 1-1 tie midway through the third period as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 Saturday night. Defenceman Filip Hronek had a goal and an assist for the Canucks (26-18-11), who have won three straight games and six of their last eight (6-1-1).Morgan Rielly scored for the Leafs (33-20-2), who lost for the first time in their four-game Pacific Division road swing.Thatcher Demko…
By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted February 8, 2025 8:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size VANCOUVER – Vancouver goaltender Thatcher Demko left early in the first period of the Canucks NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Demko stopped all six shots he faced before leaving the game after 10 minutes. He was replaced by backup Kevin Lankinen. Related Videos 1:48 Toronto traffic forces NHL’s Utah players to walk to arena Previous Video Next Video The Canucks announced he wouldn’t return to the game. Story continues below advertisement…
Godfrey Sig-Od, the Toronto man who stabbed his ex-wife and daughter to death on Bathurst Street near Ellerslie Avenue on the afternoon of Aug. 26, 2022, has been found guilty of the first-degree murder of his ex-wife Elvie Sig-Od. With regards to his daughter, Angelica Sig-Od, the jury found him not guilty of first-degree murder but guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder. The verdict was read out in a downtown Toronto courtroom just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, after three days of deliberations.The guilty verdict with regards to the first-degree murder meant the jury agreed with assistant Crown attorneys…
By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted February 8, 2025 5:04 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size VANCOUVER – Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes will miss a fourth straight game Saturday when his team hosts the Toronto Maple Leafs. Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says the 25-year-old American defenceman skated on Saturday but will be held out of the lineup as he continues to deal with an undisclosed injury. Related Videos 1:48 Toronto traffic forces NHL’s Utah players to walk to arena Previous Video Next Video Story continues below advertisement Tocchet says…
When Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford called a snap election at the end of January citing the threat of tariffs from the United States, his political opponents cried foul. Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, NDP Leader Marit Stiles and the Greens’ Mike Schreiner all said the call was a selfish decision to press home a political advantage and win another four years as premier.The early election call is a gamble another Progressive Conservative leader was rewarded for just a couple of months earlier in Nova Scotia.“I always had the feeling that Tim Houston took Doug Ford’s idea of going for…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A paramedic who took a homeless man to hospital after an alleged group attack in downtown Toronto says she didn’t immediately realize he had been stabbed. Jennifer Ellis testified today at the trial of two teen girls who have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Kenneth Lee.Ellis said Lee looked like he had been hit in the face when she and her partner pulled up to a parkette just after midnight on Dec. 18, 2022, but that the 59-year-old was alert and communicating well.She said they checked Lee’s…
TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says the arrival of veteran pitcher Max Scherzer will have an impact on and off the field. But Atkins, also the Jays executive vice-president of baseball operations, says the 40-year-old Scherzer brings more than three Cy Young Awards, two World Series wins and a slew of other accolades.“There aren’t many people in the game that have more than Max does,” he said. “It’s not about that. It’s about how he got to the accomplishments … When someone has an elite level of competitiveness, that raises the bar for others. It is…
By Neil Davidson The Canadian Press Posted February 7, 2025 12:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says having veteran pitcher Max Scherzer, with his experience and compete level, raises the bar for the whole organization. Scherzer is coming off an injury-disrupted season with Texas but says he is right where he needs to be ahead of spring training. And he believes he can still pitch at a very high level. Related Videos 0:29 Bo Bichette going viral for openly flirting with trade Previous Video Next…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s Highway 11 has been closed northbound after a large crash involving multiple vehicles in snowy, wintery conditions, officials say. Ontario Provincial Police said the highway, located near Orillia, was closed on Friday after the multi-vehicle collision, as emergency services begged for space to respond to the incident.Specifically, Highway 11 was closed northbound near the city and southbound between Old Barrie Road and Coldwater Road.“Motorists are advised to avoid the area and give space to emergency vehicles responding to the call,” OPP said. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news,…
