Ontario News

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri preached patience as his team's fan base called for big moves — either buying or selling — at the NBA trade deadline.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,597.75, down 81.79): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 22 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to $44.46 on 10.3 million shares.

TORONTO — Falling commodity prices and mixed corporate earnings helped push down Canada's main stock index Thursday, while U.S. stock markets also fell.

TORONTO — Aya Hammoud has been struggling to cope after seven members of her family were killed in the earthquake that has devastated parts of Syria and Turkey.

EMSDALE, Ont. — Mendelson Joe, a singer-songwriter, longtime activist and artist whose works focused on political and social commentary, has died at the age of 78. Joe's wife, Karen Robinson, confirmed he died Feb. 7 at his home in Emsdale, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he had a productive meeting Thursday with two federal ministers on Ottawa's health-care funding offer, but there is still "a little bit" of work to do.

TORONTO — Canada will host Honduras at Toronto's BMO Field in CONCACAF Nations League play on March 28.

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for its third quarter.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed goaltender Matt Murray on injured reserve, the club announced Thursday. The 28-year-old was nursing an ankle problem late last month, but was scheduled to start Jan.

A gunman who killed two officers before turning a rifle on himself had "waited in ambush" for police to arrive at his home, Ontario's police watchdog said as it cleared a third officer of any wrongdoing in the case.