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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated catcher Danny Jansen from the 10-day injured list and optioned catcher Brian Serven to Triple-A Buffalo. Jansen was active for the opener of a three-game series against the New York Yankees on Monday night at Rogers Centre, the Blue Jays said in a release.  The 29-year-old backstop […]

TORONTO — This was supposed to be Scottie Barnes’s season. Toronto made a series of trades through December and January that effectively made Barnes the face of the franchise and he was named to his first-ever NBA all-star game in February. The retooled Raptors started to click with Barnes at the centre of head coach […]

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Thunder Bay police chief is acknowledging some residents’ eroding trust in the service as his predecessor and other high-ranking members of the force face criminal charges. But Chief Darcy Fleury, a former veteran RCMP officer brought in to lead the embattled service last year, says his team is committed to […]

Toronto police say a 27-year-old man who was shot after allegedly stabbing a police officer in the city last week has been charged with several offences, including two counts of attempted murder. Ontario’s police watchdog, which is also investigating, has said police officers were responding to a call about a person in crisis on Friday.  […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved lower in late-morning trading Monday, weighed down by weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed.  The S&P/TSX composite index was down 66.26 points at 21,833.73. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 63.25 points at 38,046.49. The S&P 500 index was up 2.58 […]

TORONTO — The union representing striking academic workers at York University says it has reached a tentative deal with the post-secondary institution. The Canadian Union of Public Employees local 3903 says the tentative agreement was struck Sunday night. About 3,000 contract faculty, teaching and graduate assistants, research assistants and part-time librarians walked off the job […]

TORONTO — Looking for a break on car insurance premiums is often top of mind for drivers.  And finding ways to reduce that figure is especially important now, when rampant thefts have led to higher insurance costs. Experts say installing a tracking device and parking in a garage are among the actions that could help […]

MILTON, Ont. — Canadian Maggie Coles-Lyster, riding for the Switzerland-based Roland Cycling team, finished sixth overall on Sunday in the Women’s Omnium points race at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup. Coles-Lyster, born in Maple Ridge, B.C., finished with 95 points. British-Scottish cyclist Katie Archibald was first with 131 points, followed by Letizia Paternoster of […]

OSHAWA, Ont. — Beckett Sennecke scored twice, Rasmus Kumpulainen and Luca D’Amato each chipped in with two assists, and the Oshawa Generals beat the visiting Ottawa 67’s 6-1 in Ontario Hockey League playoff action on Sunday. Stuart Rolofs and Dylan Roobroeck each had a goal and assist for the Generals, while Ben Danford and Matthew […]

TORONTO — Hydro One says it’s still working to restore power to hundreds of customers in Ontario after high winds hit the province on Friday and Saturday. The electricity distributor says about 500 customers were without power across the province as of Sunday evening. Hydro One says it has restored power to more than 135,000 […]