Author: The Canadian Press
While some students are eager to return to class after a summer of freedom, others face a torrent of anxiety. Whether it’s struggles in the classroom or trouble navigating social relationships, the pressures of school can be most keenly felt in September. And while experts say that has always been a time when worries increase, […]
TORONTO — Toronto’s Nathan Lukes wore the goat horns in the series opener against Kansas City after snuffing a rally with a baserunning mistake that ended the game. He made up for it on Wednesday night in a 3-0 victory over the Royals at Rogers Centre. Lukes hit a three-run homer and seven pitchers combined […]
TORONTO — Nathan Lukes hit a three-run homer and seven Toronto pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout as the Blue Jays blanked the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. The Royals threatened in the eighth inning as Tyler Rogers gave up two hits to put runners on the corners. Closer Louis Varland […]
KINGSTON — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after it says Kingston police officers shot a man during an interaction on a bridge, leaving him seriously injured. The Special Investigations Unit says police received a 911 call from a man in distress around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and were dispatched to the Waaban Crossing bridge. The SIU […]
CALGARY — A post this week from U.S. President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform included an implied threat to energy products flowing into Canada from south of the border. Though Canada is by far an overall bigger supplier to its southern neighbour than the other way around, there are some regions of the […]
CALGARY — A post this week from U.S. President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform included an implied threat to energy products flowing into Canada from south of the border. Though Canada is by far an overall bigger supplier to its southern neighbour than the other way around, there are some regions of the […]
ST LOUIS — Arizona State University is reviewing the circumstances surrounding an outdoor workout that left St. Louis Blues prospect Matthew Mayich hospitalized last week. The university confirmed Wednesday that an ASU hockey player collapsed during an outdoor exercise and remains in hospital, but declined to identify the athlete because of privacy concerns. Blues president […]
NIAGARA FALLS — Canada’s last captive dolphins have left Marineland for a new home in Spain while a beluga recently relocated from the park has died in a Chicago aquarium. Trainers worked over several hours Wednesday morning at the shuttered theme park in Niagara Falls, Ont., to load four dolphins and two belugas into tanks […]
TORONTO — Two emphatic wins have earned Luster a little downtime. Trainer Josie Carroll said the heralded filly has come out of her dominant King’s Plate victory in fine form. However, with five races under her belt already this season (four wins, third-place finish), Carroll added Luster has earned an extended break and won’t chase […]
VAUGHAN — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continue to disagree on whether to use energy as leverage in trade negotiations with the United States, but are united in a push for more oil to flow within Canada. Ford says he and Smith spoke on Monday, after he called on […]