Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ernie Clement scored twice and drove in two runs while rookie starter Trey Yesavage threw five shutout innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Saturday afternoon. Alejandro Kirk added a solo homer as the Blue Jays trimmed their magic number to win the American League East Division […]

Police in Wisconsin made an arrest Friday in the homicide of a Ontario man, who was killed on Wednesday in an apparent drive-by shooting. Giovanni Michael Robinson, 32, originally from Stouffville, Ont., was found with a fatal gunshot wound early Wednesday in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. The Sheboygan Falls police department, with assistance from other area […]

Police say a 64-year-old Newcastle, Ont., man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Friday in connection with death of his wife. On Tuesday morning at around 9:10 a.m., Durham regional police responded to a call where they found a woman with obvious signs of trauma. The woman, 62, was pronounced dead. The man was […]

TORONTO — Davis Schneider got the start in left field for the Blue Jays on Saturday against Tampa Bay as Toronto aimed to move closer to clinching the American League East Division title. Schneider, who replaced Anthony Santander in the starting lineup, was tabbed to bat fifth in the mid-afternoon game at Rogers Centre. Blue […]

An eight-year-old has died after being ejected from an all-terrain vehicle in a collision in Plummer Additional Township, Ont., on Friday night. OPP and paramedics responded to the scene around 7 p.m. after two ATVs collided in a field in the township, about 60 kilometres east of Sault Ste. Marie. The child was transported to […]

TORONTO — Jim Bradley, one of Ontario’s longest-serving provincial legislators and the chair of Niagara Region, has died. A statement from the region says Bradley died at age 80 on Friday following a brief illness. Bradley served at Queen’s Park from 1977 until 2018, when he returned to local politics. He had first been elected […]

LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said his recent international trips and meetings with world leaders are “necessary” to opening new markets for Canadian products. On a four-day trip to London, Carney said his meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was to ensure the two leaders are on track to make progress on economic […]

Peel Regional Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that sent four people, including children, to the hospital Friday night. Police say two cars crashed in the intersection of Ray Lawson Boulevard and Timberlane Drive, and four people who were walking were hit. Three pedestrians were taken to hospital, and one pedestrian was transported to a […]

VANCOUVER — It wasn’t his cleanest performance of the season, but Nathan Rourke still managed to make history on Friday, leading the B.C. Lions to a 27-22 victory over the visiting Toronto Argonauts. The Canadian quarterback threw for 235 yards and moved into second place on the CFL’s list of all-time passing yards by a […]

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions will play two games in Kelowna and hold a pre-season contest in Langford, B.C., next year as the FIFA World Cup takes over the team’s home stadium. Lions president Duane Vienneau made the announcement on the field during the second quarter of the team’s matchup against the Toronto Argonauts at […]