Around Ontario

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Nicholas Robertson to a three-year, entry-level contract on Thursday. The 18-year-old originally from Pasadena, Calif.

TORONTO — It's the end of an era at the National Ballet of Canada, with the announcement that Greta Hodgkinson plans to retire as principal dancer next year.

GUELPH, Ont. — Police in Guelph, Ont., are reporting a "catch and release." They say an officer gave a new fishing rod to an 11-year-old boy who skipped school to go fishing earlier this week.

TORONTO — Canada's reputation for producing great comedy exports will be on display at Sunday's Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, with several homegrown artists nominated for their humour.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say a man in his 30s is dead after he was struck by a vehicle in Brampton, Ont., Wednesday night. Peel Regional Police say they were called to the scene near the corner of Wanless Drive and Queen Mary Drive at 8:39 p.m.

OTTAWA — It's only two games and it's still the pre-season, but the Ottawa Senators feel pretty good after beating the Toronto Maple Leafs ON back-to-back nights.

OTTAWA — The Latest on the emergence of a photo showing Canadian leader Justin Trudeau in brownface makeup at a costume party in 2001 (all times local): 10:10 p.m.

TORONTO — For Canadian author and conservationist Graeme Gibson, the responsibilities of being a writer and citizen were much the same.

TORONTO — The Saint John Sea Dogs caught a break in their attempt to build a championship team.

An abrupt downturn in an already poor water-quality situation in a northwestern Ontario Indigenous community poses more of a safety risk than the federal government is willing to acknowledge, representatives of the First Nation said Wednesday as they