Ontario News

TORONTO (AP) — Zach Aston-Reese scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 Friday night to snap a two-game skid.

TORONTO — Zach Aston-Reese wouldn't mind if the Maple Leafs sported their green and white jerseys more often. Morgan Rielly, meanwhile, looks to finally be heating up with the post-season beckoning.

Ottawa's city council has made it clear it does not want to see the "thin blue line" symbol on police uniforms, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said Friday, but he did not condemn its use by the police union.

TORONTO — The 2023 thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack will start on time. Woodbine Entertainment and the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA) agreed on a two-year deal Friday.

THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, Ont. — Reece Howden and Brady Leman sat down beside each other in the Craigleith Ski Club's south lodge on Friday to peel off their gear after the penultimate race of the World Cup season.

TORONTO — Taylor Girard scored the game-winning goal and added an empty-netter as the Connecticut Whale held on for a 5-3 win over the Toronto Six to open a Premier Hockey League semifinal series.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,387.72, down 151.29): Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. (TSX:WM). Materials.

TORONTO — TMX Group Ltd. says it intends to appoints Luc Bertrand as the new chair of the company's board starting May 2.

TORONTO — Financial markets have flip-flopped all week as a global crisis in confidence over the banking sector has led to a dramatic shift in expectations for central banks' fight against inflation, and has made a recession more likely.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed down over 150 points Friday, with U.S. indexes also posting losses, as the globe continued to grapple with a crisis of confidence in the financial system triggered by two U.S. bank failures.