Maple Leafs awaiting Mats Sundin decision on potential front-office role

The next Toronto Maple Leafs braintrust could hinge on a team legend.

Mats Sundin continues to ponder a potential role in the team’s front office, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Monday’s edition of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast.

“I have wondered if he’s been contemplating a larger role than has been hinted or reported, and I still believe that’s true and I think everyone’s hoping to get an idea this week of where he’s leaning and what he’s


Man found dead with signs of trauma in Mississauga, homicide unit investigating: Peel police

A man found with signs of trauma in Mississauga on Monday morning has been declared dead, prompting a Peel Regional police homicide investigation.

The victim, believed to be in his 60s, was found in the Kennedy Road and Matheson Boulevard area at around 8:34 a.m.

Police say a suspect, or suspects, fled the area and that the incident “appears to be targeted.”

No suspect descriptions are currently available.

More to come


Camera trap shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a public road in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, conservationists said Monday.

Rapid development has been shrinking the jungle habitat of the critically endangered species, and fatal conflicts with people have been increasing.

The fleeting scene, captured by a motion‑sensitive camera, showed a young Sumatran orangutan pause at the forest’s edge, grip a rope with deliberate care and step out into open air


Out of the danger zone, Kenny Loggins wrestles with retirement as he premieres doc in Toronto

TORONTO — After more than five decades on the road, Kenny Loggins thought he had cut loose for good.

The “Footloose” singer wrapped what was billed as his final tour in 2023, ready to focus on home and life beyond the stage.

But retirement, he says, isn’t that simple.

A recent collaboration with hitmaker Charlie Puth — the swingy, yacht rock–tinged track “Love in Exile” — stirred something familiar. The song, which Loggins co-wrote alongside Puth and


Antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025, B’nai Brith reports

OTTAWA — Jewish advocacy group B’nai Brith says anti-Jewish hatred is being normalized in Canada and its annual count of antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025.

“We cannot allow antisemitism to be rendered into mere statistics that we grow numb to. There was an immense and tragic human cost to the 6,800 incidents recorded in 2025,” the group’s advocacy head Richard Robertson said Monday at a news conference on Parliament Hill.

The report says those 6


Prediction markets under pressure to crack down on rogue bettors and stop insider trading

NEW YORK (AP) — A soldier to oust Venezuela’s leader. Politicians . Massive bets on the president announcing a right before he actually did.

Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events — or dens of insider trading?

A lot is at stake as states vow to heavily regulate or even ban what they view as illegal gambling operations. Even the Trump family could be impacted as it lays plans to open its own prediction market.

Just how fair prediction markets are now depends partly on the


College students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they are

Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she’d learn niche skills that would stand out on a resume and after college.

But the has scrambled those calculations. The basic skills she was learning in things like statistical analysis and coding can now easily be automated. “Everyone has a fear that entry-level jobs will be taken by AI,” said the 20-year-old at Miami University in Ohio.

A few weeks ago


Three newest MPs enter House of Commons after byelections

OTTAWA — The three Liberals who won the byelections earlier this month that secured a majority government for Prime Minister Mark Carney are taking their seats in the House of Commons today.

Doly Begum, Danielle Martin and Tatiana Auguste were sworn in as members of Parliament on Saturday.

Begum and Martin are newcomers who replaced outgoing cabinet ministers Bill Blair and Chrystia Freeland in Toronto-area seats.

Auguste won the seat in the Bloc Québécois stronghold of Terrebonne in a rematch after the Supreme Court of Canada invalidated the results of


Man stabbed during robbery in Rexdale

A man is in hospital after being stabbed in Rexdale on Monday morning.

Toronto police were called to the area of Martin Grove and Racine Road around 9:45 a.m. for reports of a stabbing.

Investigators say the stabbing appears to be related to a robbery and the suspects fled the scene.

The victim’s injuries are minor and not believed to be life-threatening.

The investigation is ongoing but a description of the suspects has not been released at this time.


Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” alongside her cousins, has died. She was 80.

Ross died at home Sunday, according to the singer’s daughter, Nedra K. Ross, and the Ronettes’ official Instagram account. “Nedra’s voice, style and