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TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Philippe Myers to a two-year contract extension, the NHL team announced Friday. The contract carries an average annual value of US850,000. The 27-year-old from Moncton, N.B.

OTTAWA — Canada was buzzing. The ice was tilted. A dramatic comeback victory felt inevitable. A team previously unable to click offensively appeared to have finally unlocked some cohesion.

Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office. It's the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston College teammates James Hagens and Ryan Leonard each scored twice and the defending champion United States routed Switzerland 7-2 on Thursday in the world junior hockey quarterfinals.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ilya Protas put up five points and the Windsor Spitfires handed the Guelph Storm a 9-5 drubbing in Ontario Hockey League action on Thursday.

OTTAWA — Toronto MP Marco Mendicino, a former high-ranking cabinet minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, says he will not run in the next federal election.

TORONTO — Energy and base metals stocks led Canada's main stock index higher on the first trading day of 2025, while U.S. stock markets started the year in the red.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn't deter hundreds of brave souls from jumping into Lake Ontario in a New Year's Day tradition. Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont.

Toys "R" Us Canada says it is closing five Ontario stores and revamping several others as it works to "optimize" its business.

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested two more suspects in a 2023 shooting that killed a 21-year-old man in the city's east end. Police say Joshua Bernard-Reis died in hospital weeks after he was shot in September 2023.