Ontario News

TORONTO — Shares of Dye & Durham Ltd. were up more than 10 per cent in early trading after the company announced Monday that it has launched a strategic review of its non-core assets in an effort to reduce its debt.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Cargojet Inc. says founder and chief executive Ajay Virmani is stepping down and moving to the role of executive chair at the start of next year.

TORONTO — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it has started to reduce ore processing operations at its Cobre Panama mine due to a blockade by small boats at the mine's port as protests against the company's new mining concession agreement continue.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Trent Swick had two goals and one assist in leading the Kitchener Rangers to their fifth straight win, 5-3 over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on Sunday.

TORONTO — Peter Nygard, who once led a women's fashion empire, was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault on Sunday but was acquitted of a fifth count, plus a charge of forcible confinement.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Sun Life results Insurer Sun Life Financial Inc. will report its third-quarter results after financial markets close Monday.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe didn't like seeing his team having to fish the puck out of its net after two early power-play goals.

TORONTO (AP) — Noah Gregor had a goal and an assist, William Nylander scored to extend his franchise-record season-opening point streak to 15 games and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Saturday night.

TORONTO — Quarterback Cody Fajardo calls his Montreal Alouettes "a band of misfit toys." "There's a lot of guys on this team, including myself, that were kind of exiled from their own team," he said.

TORONTO — Kabion Ento and the Montreal Alouettes defence turned Chad Kelly's first playoff start into a nightmare.