Ontario News

TORONTO — "Deadpool" actor Ryan Reynolds has RSVP'd for this year's Canadian Screen Awards, assuring the Toronto bash some high-voltage star power.

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:53 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

TORONTO — William Nylander felt he hadn't been shooting the puck enough in recent weeks. His coach agreed — and added the at-times frustrating talent's skating also wasn't up to the required level.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Easton Cowan scored two goals, Ryan Winterton had a goal and two assists and the visiting London Knights crushed the Kitchener Rangers 7-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Tuesday night.

TORONTO — Right-handed pitcher Julian Merryweather is no longer with the Toronto Blue Jays. The 31-year-old reliever was claimed off outright waivers by the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday evening.

TORONTO — If the Weeknd's fresh hit "Die For You" seems mighty familiar, it's probably because it first soared up the radio charts five years ago.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,457.46, up 67.13): Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD). Financials. Up 85 cents, or 0.95 per cent, to $89.95 on 10.5 million shares.

KENORA, Ont. — Searches for unmarked graves at the site of a former northern Ontario residential school have uncovered 171 “plausible burials," the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation said Tuesday, with other sites still to be investigated.

TORONTO — Strength in the energy, utility and industrial sectors helped Canada's main stock post a small gain Tuesday despite weakness in metals, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 67.13 points at 20,457.46.

TORONTO — Food inflation outpaced overall inflation for months, with grocery prices hitting double-digit increases in 2022, and economists say it will take longer to subside than overall inflation.