Top stories of 2018 – Jan.-June
JANUARY 2018
1 – DeMar DeRozan scored a career-high and Toronto Raptors franchise single-game record 52 points in a 131-127 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in overtime.
1 – J.T. Miller’s overtime goal lifted the hometown Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL Winter Classic at Citi Field in New York.
1 – Ontario’s minimum wage jumped to $14 an hour from $11.60 as part of the Liberal government’s labour reforms. A further scheduled increase to $15 in January 2019 was cancelled by the new Progressive Conservative government that was elected in June.