Author: Emmett Wallace

Ontario Premier Doug Ford repeatedly refused to rule out an early election and stuck doggedly to his talking points during a brief appearance on Monday as the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatened to uproot political plans in the province. Ford was asked five times by reporters if the threat of tariffs from president-elect Donald Trump, coupled with the potential chaos of a Liberal leadership race in Ottawa, would push him to rule out an early election in 2025.“What I can tell you is I’m 100 per cent focused on the tariffs, on reaching out to the governors and…

By Tim Wharnsby The Canadian Press Posted January 6, 2025 9:58 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Damian Lillard scored 25 points, while Giannis Antetokounmpo added 11 more with 13 assists and 12 rebounds in the Milwaukee Bucks 128-104 win against the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Lillard’s offensive output in only 26 minutes of playing time was highlighted by five three-pointers as the Bucks halted their mini two-game slide at Scotiabank Arena.R.J. Barrett returned after a three-game absence because of the flu to pace the Raptors with 25 points.This was the first…

The man suspected of killing his girlfriend, her father and himself in Halifax at the beginning of the year had a lengthy criminal record in Ontario, including a history of firearm offences, Global News has learned. Court documents from a sentencing in Toronto a decade ago detail Matthew Costain’s criminal record that began at the age of 14, arrests involving illegal guns and a history of issues with drugs.In 2014, despite being a “repeat offender,” an Ontario judge said he believed Costain was ready to change and said there were “strong prospects for rehabilitation in this case.”Five years later, Toronto…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 6, 2025 12:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The NHL has fined Toronto forward Max Domi US$5,000 for elbowing Philadelphia Flyers forward Garnet Hathaway during the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 overtime win Sunday. Domi received an elbowing minor penalty on the play, which happened at 5:08 of the third period.Hathaway was involved in a first-period fight with Jake McCabe that left the Leafs defenceman dazed and unable to return. Related Videos 1:48 Toronto traffic forces NHL’s Utah players to walk to arena Previous Video Next…

The Ontario Provincial Police say the identity of an American man’s body found almost 22 years ago near the Ontario-U.S border has been solved using investigative genetic genealogy, giving his family closure. On May 29, 2003, a man’s body was discovered from the Livingston Channel Detroit River, just west of Amherstburg, Ont — a small town south of Windsor.For more than two decades, police were unable to ID the body. The OPP’s Essex county detachment began an investigation and several attempts were made to identify the remains with no positive results.The man was wearing dark coloured pants, a dark shirt…

TORONTO – Morgan Rielly’s overtime goal gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in a tight and physical NHL contest Sunday. An onrushing Rielly knocked home an Auston Matthews feed to decide the game at 2:25 of overtime with his fifth of the season. The defenceman’s last goal came two months ago.Matthew Knies, on the heels of a three-goal, five-point night against Boston, scored his 15th of the season 38 seconds after Tyson Foerster opened the scoring for Philadelphia at 3:24 of the first period. Knies scored 15 goals in 80 games last season.Matthews continued…

TORONTO – Matthew Knies recorded his first career NHL hat trick and Mitch Marner had a goal and four assists Saturday, lifting Toronto to a 6-4 win over the Boston Bruins in Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews return from injury. The line of Knies, Matthews and Marner had 13 points on the night with two assists and a goal for Matthews. Knies also had an assist on late empty-net goals by Marner and Matthews.Boston rallied from 2-0 and 3-2 down, with David Pastrnak tying the game at 3-3 just 34 seconds after Knies’ second of the night had put Toronto…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 4, 2025 11:37 am Updated January 4, 2025 12:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews says he is ready to return. Matthews confirmed the news at the morning skate ahead of Toronto’s home game against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.The star centre missed the last six games with an undisclosed upper-body injury. He last played Dec. 20 and was placed on injured reserve last Tuesday. Related Videos 1:48 Toronto traffic forces NHL’s Utah players to walk to arena Previous…

Halton Healthcare has become the first hospital system in Canada to partner with the PaRx program, an initiative that prescribes nature as medicine. “It’s offering our communities sustainable and accessible ways to spend more time outdoors…. We know that incorporating these preventative lifestyle measures is an excellent step towards setting up healthier communities and providing holistic care,” hospitalist and physician Dr. Nivedita Patel said.PaRx is an initiative of the BC Parks Foundation and bills itself as “Canada’s national, evidence-based nature prescription program” on its website.“This is a program that we have developed with physicians all across Canada, and it’s endorsed…

Environment Canada says two massive summer storms helped catapult Toronto’s Pearson International Airport to its wettest year on record. Meteorologist Steven Flisfeder says the airport weather station recorded 1,145 millimetres of precipitation in 2024.That beats out the previous annual record set in 2008 by almost 100 millimetres, and surpasses the 30-year norm by more than 300 millimetres.Flisfeder says the airport station was hit by once-in-a-century storms in both July and August that each delivered more than 100 millimetres of rain.The Insurance Bureau of Canada, a national industry association, says that generated more than $1 billion in insured damages in Ontario,…