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Spurs rally from a 22-point deficit to beat Raptors in season finale

Keldon Johnson had 23 points, Stephon Castle added 20, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 22-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 125-118 on Sunday. Scottie Barnes had 35 points as Toronto ended its season on a two-game...

Apr 14, 2025 | Local

Competition Bureau launches investigation into Express Scripts Canada

Canada’s federal competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Express Scripts Canada (ESC), a company that provides processing services for insurance providers and pharmacies, after a pharmacists group accused the corporation of anti-competitive conduct. The Mississauga-based company is the nation’s...

Apr 14, 2025 | Local

Man, 23, faces multiple impaired driving charges after deadly Caledon crash

A man is facing multiple impaired driving charges after a deadly crash in Caledon over the weekend. Emergency crews were called to the area of Bramalea Road and Boston Mills Road for reports of a single-vehicle collision shortly after 1:30...

Apr 14, 2025 | Local

Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney’s assets

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials — and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his...

Apr 14, 2025 | Local

Local Canadian leaders call for less pipelines, more climate action amid election campaign

Canadian municipal leaders are calling on the major federal party leaders to act to reduce climate-related emergencies and move away from building more pipelines. An open letter signed by 128 mayors, councillors, deputy mayors, and other city officials, asks for...

Apr 14, 2025 | Local

‘The condo math isn’t working:’ Converting empty offices into residential units

A prominent Toronto office tower is on its way to becoming a new rental community in the city. Amexon Development Corporation plans to transform one of the existing 15-storey commercial towers at 250 Ferrand Drive, near Eglinton Avenue East and...

Apr 14, 2025 | Local

Plane with 2 people on board crashes in muddy field in upstate New York

COPAKE, N.Y. (AP) — A twin-engine plane with two people on board crashed Saturday in a muddy field in upstate New York. Columbia County Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore described the incident as a fatal crash, but she declined to say how...

Apr 13, 2025 | Local

Maple Leafs clinch home ice in Round 1 with OT win over Canadiens

Mitch Marner scored 36 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Saturday night. Anthony Stolarz made 15 saves to register his third shutout of the season for Toronto (49-26-4), which clinched home-ice in...

Apr 13, 2025 | Local

Attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan’s Darfur leave at least 100 people dead, UN official...

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group launched a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced people that left more than 100 dead, including 20 children and nine aid workers, in the Darfur region, a U.N. official said Saturday. The...

Apr 13, 2025 | Local

Court approves sale of Bootlegger to subsidiary of parent company

An Ontario court has given Comark Holdings Inc. permission to sell its Bootlegger business to a subsidiary of its parent company. The sale approved by Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Cavanagh will allow the apparel retailer’s numbered parent company to...

Apr 13, 2025 | Local