Ontario News

OTTAWA — The federal government likely failed to keep its deficit below the promised $40-billion cap in the last fiscal year, the parliamentary budget officer said on Thursday.

Desiree Scott, a hard-nosed defensive midfielder who won 187 caps for Canada, has announced her retirement at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season.

Ontario plans to speed up the building of highways by facilitating construction 24 hours a day, accelerating property acquisitions, and creating a faster environmental assessment process.

Matt Berry has spent six years playing a suburban New York vampire but he will forever associate "What We Do in The Shadows" with Toronto, where the acclaimed series was filmed.

TORONTO — Bobby McMann watched from the press box on opening night. Just over a week later, the Maple Leafs winger took a twirl as the first star.

With the Canadian Curling Trials just over a year away, Curling Canada is still looking for a title sponsor for the showcase event that determines this country's representatives at the Winter Olympics.

SUDBURY, Ont. — Alex Pharand scored twice, and the Sudbury Wolves downed the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored his first goal of the season and added two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Wednesday night.

They'll be in unchartered waters but Pete Garnier and Canada's entry at the bass fishing world championship will at least be able to rely on familiar tactics when the tournament begins Thursday.

TORONTO — It's been the better part of eight months since Scottie Barnes was in a regular-season NBA game. A week away from the Toronto Raptors' home opener, he feels he's ready.