Ontario News

HAMILTON — Ethan Cardwell's third goal of the game, scored with 10 seconds left in the third period, gave the visiting Barrie Colts a 5-4 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs in Ontario Hockey League playoff action on Monday night.

TORONTO — It's almost a luxury for Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors to have several days to prepare for just one opponent.

TORONTO — It's not just baseball fans that are excited to see the Toronto Blue Jays return to Rogers Centre — local businesses are happy too.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Sanni Ahola delivered a 15-save shutout and five different players scored as Finland earned a 5-0 victory over Hungary on Monday at the world women's hockey championship.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,275.82, up 79.13): Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Up 33 cents, or 0.42 per cent, to $79.26 on 13.5 million shares.

TORONTO — Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. announced Monday it will acquire Casper Sleep Inc.'s Canadian operations. Toronto-based mattress retailer Sleep Country will pay US$20.6 million for the U.S. mattress-in-a-box company's Canadian assets.

LEAMINGTON, Ont. — Tilray Brands Inc. says it is buying fellow cannabis company Hexo Corp. in an all-share deal valued at US$56 million. It says it will issue 0.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked upward Monday thanks to broad-based strength while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 79.13 points at 20,275.82. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 101.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Officials at a mosque north of Toronto are calling on the provincial and federal governments to take action after an alleged hate-motivated attack took place there last week.

TORONTO — Ontario's Ministry of Labour says a worker has died after he was injured working with heavy equipment at a north Toronto industrial metal business.