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Irving has 29 points to lead Brooklyn Nets over depleted Toronto Raptors 112-98

TORONTO — Nick Nurse's raspy voice on Wednesday night all but summed up the Toronto Raptors' current struggles.

Nov 23, 2022 9:13 PM Read more >

OHL Roundup: Attack double up Spitfires, Sting bite Steelheads

WINDSOR, Ont. — A hat trick from Colby Barlow helped the Owen Sound Attack double up the Windsor Spitfires 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League play on Wednesday.

Nov 23, 2022 9:01 PM Read more >

Police identify four victims of fatal crash near Peterborough, Ont.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police have identified the four people who died after a head-on collision east of Peterborough. Police say an SUV and pickup truck crashed Tuesday at around 5:15 p.m. on Highway 7 near Drummond Line.

Nov 23, 2022 5:47 PM Read more >

Raptors' VanVleet, Barnes sidelined against Brooklyn Nets

TORONTO — The injuries and illnesses continue to mount for the Toronto Raptors. Fred VanVleet was among players listed as out against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday with a non-COVID illness.

Nov 23, 2022 4:39 PM Read more >

Residents, businesses of Ontario town allege negligence in proposed class action suit

TORONTO — A group of residents and businesses have filed a proposed class action lawsuit over an explosion in a small Ontario town, alleging negligence by the municipality and a company hired to find the source of a gas leak that led to the blast.

Nov 23, 2022 3:26 PM Read more >

Tech stocks helps lift S&P/TSX composite despite energy sector weakness as oil falls

TORONTO — Optimism on a potential moderation in rate hikes helped boost growth sectors like technology on Canada's main stock index Wednesday and more than offset losses on the energy side as oil prices fell. U.S.

Nov 23, 2022 3:14 PM Read more >

Sports-betting marketplace taking notice of Canada at World Cup

TORONTO — Canada's return to the World Cup wasn't a victorious one but it certainly created plenty of action in Ontario's legal sports-betting market. Belgium defeated the Canadians 1-0 on Wednesday in the tournament opener for both teams.

Nov 23, 2022 3:13 PM Read more >

Barrick Gold facing lawsuit alleging Tanzanians were killed, injured by police

TORONTO — A group of more than 20 Tanzanians and their family members have filed a lawsuit against Barrick Gold Corp., alleging they or their loved ones were beaten, shot at or killed by police at one of the company's mines in the African country.

Nov 23, 2022 3:05 PM Read more >

Burlington, Ont., establishing six-week indoor mask requirement for city employees

BURLINGTON, ONT. — The mayor of a city west of Toronto says municipal employees will have to wear masks for the next six weeks amid rising illnesses among staff and in the wider community. Marianne Meed Ward, mayor of Burlington, Ont.

Nov 23, 2022 2:43 PM Read more >

Police officer who fatally shot teen argues inquest should consider 'suicide by cop'

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer who shot a distraught teen on an empty streetcar argued Wednesday that an inquest should examine whether the youth may have died by "suicide by cop" – a suggestion the teen's family decried as painful and prejudicia

Nov 23, 2022 2:27 PM Read more >