Ontario News

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.

TORONTO — Decorated swimmer Penny Oleksiak will miss the upcoming Canadian swimming trials as she continues to recover from knee surgery.

TORONTO — Ontario’s highest court dismissed multiple murderer Dellen Millard’s conviction appeal for his father’s killing Friday, while applying a recent Supreme Court decision entitling him to seek parole after 25 years, not 75.

TORONTO — It's early in the MLS season, but frustration is growing at Toronto FC. Injuries to key personnel have denied coach Bob Bradley a chance to field his first-choice team.

TORONTO — Ontario's long-term care minister says the province is giving $1.25 billion in the next fiscal year to homes for hiring and staff retention.