Phil Kessel impressed in his long awaited Toronto Maple Leafs debut, but it was more of the same for his struggling team Tuesday night as Ryan Malone scored at 2:21 of overtime for a 2-1 Tampa Bay Lightning victory.

A body has been found in the rubble of a burned-out building near the intersection of Dupont and Bathurst Streets, and there are fears it may be that of someone who tried to warn others about the weekend blaze.

Former NHL star Mark Messier was one of seven people inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

Prince Charles says the community of Cupids, N.L., the first English settlement in Canada, is "emblematic of the resilience and determination" with which centuries of immigrants have come to Canada in search of a better life.

A Conservative MP says she's close to having enough opposition support to kill the long-gun registry in a vote on her private member's bill Wednesday.

A 31-year-old Canadian man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing a plane in Canada and flying over three states before landing along a dark southern Missouri highway.

General Motors Co. says its board of directors has decided to keep its European Opel unit rather than sell a 55 per cent stake to Canadian auto parts maker Magna International (TSX:MG.A).

EHealth's awarding of a $236-million contract at the height of a spending scandal at the provincial agency is "ominous" given the timing and the fact the Ontario government kept the deal quiet, the opposition charged Tuesday.

The Toronto Star has launched what its publisher is saying will likely be the biggest restructuring in the newspaper's history by offering voluntary buyouts to employees in all divisions of the company.

The Toronto stock market closed higher Tuesday but the rise was mainly due to gold surging to a record high close, railway stocks that benefited from major acquisition activity south of the border and higher oil prices.

A mother accused of beating her 2½-year-old daughter to death admitted to being a bad parent but repeatedly denied having any hand in the little girl's death.

A plane carrying the body of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan arrived at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario, Tuesday afternoon.

The Opposition is demanding to know how the Harper government could do such a bad job of bungling the swine flu vaccination program.

A chain reaction crash on Highway 400 stemming from a snow squall is a stark reminder that winter driving conditions are almost here, says an OPP officer.

The federal government is ill-prepared to deal with national emergencies, the auditor general says, just as the country is gripped by an H1N1 flu pandemic.

Truck driving instructors are losing their jobs and students are unable to finish their training because of an 11-week DriveTest strike the government should be bringing to a conclusion, critics charged Tuesday.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Edwin Encarnacion underwent surgery on his left wrist last week while centre-fielder Vernon Wells is expected to have surgery on his left wrist next week.

Several charges were dropped Tuesday against a Toronto shopkeeper who was criminally charged after running down and tying up an alleged shoplifter.

The closure of Ford's assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ont., will not only affect the 1,400 workers currently employed at the facility, but also thousands more in the auto parts and transport industries.

The federal NDP is proposing legislation to protect pensions by giving them priority status when companies close.