Ontario News

TORONTO (AP) — Michael Eyssimont had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Thursday night to force Game 6 in their first-round playoff series.

TORONTO — Ontario will forge new "bail compliance teams" in its latest effort to tackle violent crime, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.

TORONTO — At six foot six, Toronto FC’s newest defender is hard to miss. Aime Mabika comes with a good story as well. Born in Zambia to Congolese parents, Mabika was seven or eight when his family moved to the United States.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose more than 150 points with broad-based gains led by financials, health care and metals, while U.S. markets posted strong gains as tech stocks continued to impress during earnings season.

TORONTO — The delays behind a light rail transit line in midtown Toronto that's years behind schedule are frustrating, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday, but he doesn't want it rushed lest it become another Ottawa LRT.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,522.64, up 155.92): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up five cents, or 0.09 per cent, to $53.43 on 10.9 million shares.

TORONTO — Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio is the latest Toronto FC player hit by the injury bug.

TORONTO — The head of Canada's banking regulator says that despite continued liquidity stress at some U.S. banks, he isn't seeing any data to suggest that a wider shock is going to re-emerge.

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board has decided to develop an anti-Islamophobia strategy, saying the policy is needed to better support Muslim students and their families.

TORONTO — Some Canadians heading to London for coronation festivities have enlisted a key expert to ensure they look their royal best: a master milliner.