Author: The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Canada’s Kayla Cross has her first WTA victory. The London, Ont., product upset Britain’s Katie Boulter 7-6 (3), 7-5 to advance to the second round of the National Bank Open. Cross, who was playing just her third tour match and entered the event as a wild card, will next face No. 28 seed […]
A few months after Artemis II’s lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a mission in space. Joshua Kutryck from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., is one of four members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew 13 mission. The crew will spend six months at the International Space Station. The mission includes a Canadian-led study on how […]
Ontario Provincial Police say the bodies of two people have been recovered from Lake Rosseau in central Ontario’s Muskoka region following a boating crash Friday night. Investigators say with the help of the OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, they have been able to confirm the deaths of a 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, […]
TORONTO — Venus Williams sat through a weather delay as rain pelted centre court. The seven-time Grand Slam winner then battled hard early before bowing out late after the skies finally cleared. Kamilla Rakhimova defeated Williams 6-4, 6-1 to kick off the National Bank Open women’s main draw Sunday at Sobeys Stadium. Granted a singles […]
TORONTO — Max Scherzer says the Toronto Blue Jays have no one to blame but themselves for the uncertainty of the next 24 hours. Scherzer had his best start of the season on Sunday, striking out five over six innings of one-run ball as the Blue Jays fell 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals after […]
OPP say a shelter-in-place warning has been lifted and one person is critically hurt after gunshots were reported at a First Nation west of Sudbury, Ont. Police say shots were reported near a home in Mississauga First Nation on Sunday morning. First responders say they found a person with life-threatening injuries at the scene. Police […]
OPP say the death of an 18-year-old from Toronto in a central Ontario shooting on Friday is now deemed a homicide. Officers say they found Tryce James with gunshot wounds at a Midland, Ont., apartment complex Friday evening. First responders say James was rushed to hospital and later pronounced dead. Police say they believe the […]
TORONTO — Jose Fermin’s RBI single kicked off a four-run ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday. Lars Nootbar doubled down the first-base line in the third inning to give St. Louis (55-57) an early 1-0 lead. He tacked on another run in the ninth when […]
TORONTO — Kevin Gausman clapped his glove, patted his heart, and looked up at the 41,819 fans giving him a standing ovation as he strode off the field at Rogers Centre. It may have been Gausman’s final appearance as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. It might not. But no one was going to […]
TORONTO — Kevin Gausman got a standing ovation from a sold-out crowd at Rogers Centre in what may have been his final appearance with the Blue Jays as Toronto topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday. Gausman (5-10) pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run baseball, striking out four, but allowing nine hits and a […]