York Region

TORONTO (AP) — Daulton Varsho hit his second career grand slam, Yariel Rodríguez struck out six over 3 2/3 innings in his major league debut and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Saturday. Rodríguez allowed one run, four hits and two walks. The right-hander signed a five-year deal with Toronto in […]

TORONTO — Daulton Varsho had a grand slam in the first inning as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Davis Schneider had a bases-loaded walk as Toronto (7-8) built a 5-0 lead in the first. Second baseman Cavan Biggio extended his hit streak to a […]

TORONTO (AP) — Colorado Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant left Saturday’s game at Toronto in the fourth inning because of a stiff back. A four-time All-Star and former NL MVP, Bryant crashed into the outfield wall after making a catch on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s deep drive in the first. He doubled in the second before striking […]

TORONTO — Right-handed pitcher Yariel Rodríguez has been recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays from their triple-A affiliate. The move came hours before Toronto hosted the Colorado Rockies. The 26-year-old Rodriguez will make his Major League Baseball debut as the Blue Jays’ starting pitcher. Long reliever Paolo Espino was optioned to the triple-A Buffalo Bisons […]

TORONTO — Hydro One says thousands of Ontario residents are without power this morning amid high winds blowing across much of the province.   The electricity distributor says about 23,000 customers are without power as of mid-morning. Hydro One says crews are out in full force responding to outages caused by damaging winds that have […]

As the Greater Toronto Area confronts an auto theft crisis, some residents are considering bold – or arguably radical – action.  Kamran Hussain, who moved to Canada from India on an international student visa in 2017 and has completed the arduous process of becoming a permanent resident, said he has thought about leaving the country […]

OSHAWA, Ont. — Calum Ritchie scored twice and added an assist as his Oshawa Generals downed the Ottawa 67’s 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League playoff action Friday.  Dylan Roobroeck was in on all four of Oshawa’s goals, scoring one and assisting on the other three.  Beckett Sennecke also contributed a goal and an assist for […]

MILTON, Ont. — Canadian cyclist Dylan Bibic outlasted his competition and captured gold at the UCI Track Nations Cup on Friday.  The 20-year-old Mississauga, Ont., native was the last rider on the track in the men’s elimination race, finishing ahead of Japan’s Shunsuke Imamura (silver) and Mark Stewart of Great Britain (bronze).  Canadians also got […]

TORONTO — Jennifer Jones was mid-answer in a post-game media interview Friday when her youngest daughter tugged at her leg and gave her a reminder of why her decision to retire was so difficult. The legendary skip’s voice cracked as Skyla yelled out ‘Don’t,’ just as her mother was discussing why the time was right […]

TORONTO (AP) — Ryan Feltner pitched five innings for his first win of the season and the Colorado Rockies had 20 hits in a 12-4 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Ryan McMahon had four of those hits for the Rockies, who won north of the border for the first time after […]