Author: Emmett Wallace

TORONTO – Ja’Kobe Walter didn’t hesitate. After making three early triples to begin Sunday’s game against the Houston Rockets, the Toronto Raptors’ rookie suddenly found big man Alperen Sengun defending him.Sengun was forced to make a decision: play up against the red-hot shooter and risk a drive with little rim protection, or back off and take his chances with the jump shot.Sengun chose wrong. Walter drained the deep three-pointer.“We’ve just been harping on being more aggressive, so that’s the mentality I came here with,” Walter said. “They were sagging off and everybody wants me to shoot the ball, so that’s…

TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors blew an early 16-point lead and saw their NBA losing streak reach seven games in a tight 114-110 defeat to the Houston Rockets on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena. Dillon Brooks of Mississauga, Ont., made the most of his lone scheduled trip to Toronto this season, leading the Rockets (19-9) with 27 points while adding six rebounds and making 13 of his 14 free-throw attempts.Jalen Green also chipped in with 22 points and seven rebounds for Houston.Rookie Ja’Kobe Walter scored a career-high 27 points to pace the Raptors (7-22). He fouled out with two minutes 40…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 22, 2024 2:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa police say 10 people are in hospital and one of them is suffering from life-threatening injuries after a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning case. Police say the fire department and paramedics responded to a call at about 9:15 a.m. at a home on Granville Street in the city’s Vanier district. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. The local…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist as the New York Islanders topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday night. Maxim Tsyplakov, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Isaiah George, with his first in the NHL, and Mathew Barzal, into the empty net, also scored for New York (13-14-7), which got 27 saves from Ilya Sorokin and ended a two-game slide. Alexander Romanov, Simon Holmstrom and Anders Lee added two assists each.William Nylander, with two, and Bobby McMann replied for Toronto (21-11-2), which was playing the second of a back-to-back.Joseph Woll, who…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Certain oysters have been recalled in three Canadian provinces following a suspected outbreak of norovirus in British Columbia that left dozens of people sick. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the recall on Saturday for several lots of Fanny Bay, Sunseeker and Cloudy Bay oysters sold by Taylor Shellfish Canada ULC.The recall covers Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.“The affected products are being recalled from the marketplace due to possible norovirus contamination,” the CFIA said.According to the recall, most of the affected oysters were harvested and processed in early December, although some may…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 21, 2024 6:26 pm Updated December 21, 2024 6:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews sat out Saturday night’s game against the New York Islanders with an undisclosed injury. Toronto head coach Craig Berube said the 27-year-old took a cross-check to his back late in Friday’s 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.Matthews missed nine games last month with an upper-body injury that saw him travel to Germany for treatment. Related Videos 1:48 Toronto traffic forces NHL’s Utah players to walk…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Rickey Henderson, a 10-time All-Star and the all-time stolen base leader, died on Friday after a bout with pneumonia, multiple outlets reported. He was 65. Henderson played 25 seasons in the major leagues, stealing at least 100 bases on three occasions, including 130 steals in 1982 to break Lou Brock’s modern-day record for a single season. He finished with 1,406 steals to shatter Brock’s all-time mark of 938.Far more than a stolen-base threat, Henderson hit 297 home runs with 1,115 RBIs. His 81 leadoff home runs are a major league record. Get daily National news Get…

An “overheated” immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada’s decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in his department in a year-end interview. The system, he said, needed some discipline to get the country back on track.Over the course of 2024, Miller moved to cap the number of student visas, reduced the number of permanent residents it plans to admit, made it harder to get a working visa and paused most private refugee sponsorship applications.All of that came as record immigration levels…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Freezing temperatures are set to grip Toronto over the weekend as the likelihood of a white Christmas in the city increases with the arrival of several dustings of snow. Saturday and Sunday are set to be sunny in the city, according to Global News Chief Meteorologist Anthony Farnell, with the temperature dropping into negative double digits before the arrival of more snow.In Toronto, Saturday is set to see temperatures “stuck” around -8C but, with winds from the north hitting highs of 30 km/h, the air will feel like -20C in the morning…

Some school boards across Ontario are increasing measures to combat alleged sick leave abuse and address rising costs linked to staff absences. The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) has taken the step of privately looking into sick leave use, a move that has drawn criticism from educators and unions who are concerned about its impact on staff morale.The Toronto Elementary Catholic Teachers (TECT) recently warned members in a memo that they may be under surveillance.TECT president Deborah Karam described the move as “heavy-handed,” and called on the TCDSB to address systemic challenges, such as stress, burnout and increased violence…