Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Nathan Lukes hit a two-run homer and George Springer scored twice as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Friday night. Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber (4-2) was effective over five innings as Toronto (92-68) trimmed its magic number to clinch the American League East Division title to two. […]

TORONTO — Ontario wrapped up the 2024-25 fiscal year with a significantly lower deficit than initially projected in the budget, yet the province will implement a modified hiring freeze in an effort to control ballooning agencies, Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney said Friday. Mulroney and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy released public accounts that show the […]

TORONTO — Former Toronto right-hander Alek Manoah has been claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves, the Blue Jays said Friday. Manoah was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Tuesday. The six-foot-six right-hander underwent right elbow surgery in June 2024. Manoah, who finished third in American League Cy Young Award voting in 2022, […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio laughed when asked whether he was getting more requests for tickets than usual with Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in town Saturday. “Yes,” he said. “The answer is yes. … It is what it is. That’s what (Messi) brings. It’s a special thing.” A club spokeswoman said Saturday’s […]

TORONTO — Lionel Messi arrives in Toronto on a roll, continuing his assault on the Major League Soccer record book. The 38-year-old Inter Miami captain had two goals and an assist in a 3-2 victory over visiting D.C. United last Saturday and the same haul in Wednesday’s 4-0 win at New York City FC. Thanks […]

Toronto police say they have charged a second suspect with first-degree murder in the death of an eight-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet while in bed last month. JahVai Roy was struck when gunfire erupted outside his North York apartment building just after midnight on Aug. 16, and he was pronounced dead […]

TORONTO — Ontario wrapped up the 2024-25 fiscal year with a significantly lower deficit than initially projected in the budget. Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy released public accounts today that show the province ended the year with a deficit of $1.1 billion. The 2024 budget had forecast a deficit of […]

TORONTO — The City of Toronto has cleared a homeless encampment at Dufferin Grove Park after a small group of remaining residents said they wouldn’t leave until they got permanent housing. City vehicles were seen removing tents and people’s belongings from the park this morning, with city security and police officers on scene. The encampment […]

Erica Howe paid it forward in hockey. She wants to do the same in her cancer journey. The goaltender who has represented Canada internationally was among the foot soldiers in the movement for a viable, sustainable professional women’s hockey league. Howe joined the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association after the Canadian Women’s Hockey League folded […]

Tammy Daigle has spent more than half of her life in the rural, northern Ontario community of Fauquier-Strickland, focusing on her family and rarely thinking about the small town’s finances. But that changed in July when the township announced it was in a financial crisis with a $2.5-million operating deficit, sending shock waves through the […]