Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — RJ Barrett smiled when he heard a question about his contract extension at Toronto Raptors media day, because he knew it was coming. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., had done everything that had been asked of him last season — be more efficient, get more rebounds, play more defence — and even excelled in […]

TORONTO — An Ontario woman sobbed in court Tuesday as she was acquitted in the death of her infant son after more than two decades labelled as his killer. Jennifer Gaskin pulled her mother into a long and tearful hug after Ontario’s top court found that she had been wrongfully convicted of manslaughter in the […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with Canada with outright bans on imports of certain Canadian goods. Trump’s previously announced bans — which affect some alcoholic drinks, dairy byproducts and motorcycles, among other goods — came into force at 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office said […]

TORONTO — Quiet bats and a string of injuries to starting pitchers helped prevent the Toronto Blue Jays from returning to the post-season. With team brass set to hold season-ending availabilities Wednesday, here’s a look at what went wrong with the Blue Jays this year and where they might go from here. OFF-SEASON First baseman […]

TORONTO — Though his mind is not for rent, you can put him down as a Brad Bradford voter. Rush frontman Geddy Lee is openly endorsing the city councillor in Toronto’s mayoral race. The Canadian vocalist and bassist posted a series of photos of himself holding a small dog alongside Bradford, with a caption explaining […]

The president of the University of Guelph says a large, unsanctioned homecoming party off campus last weekend risked the safety of students and neighbours and the school will work to prevent such incidents in the future. Rene Van Acker says some of the university’s students and others who do not attend the school got involved […]

Two people have been charged with murder in connection to the 2025 killing of a Toronto man. Police in York region say a 40-year-old and a 41-year-old both face first-degree murder charges in the death of Deuvane Donald Francis, and they continue to look for at least two more unidentified suspects. Police say Francis was […]

TORONTO — An Ontario woman sobbed in court this morning as she was acquitted in the death of her infant son after more than two decades labelled as his killer. Jennifer Gaskin was convicted of manslaughter in 2002 in the death of her 2 1/2-month-old son Joeseph after two medical experts testified the child had […]

VAUGHAN — Ontario and the federal government have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program in the province for another four years, but it comes with no promises of further lowering the fees parents pay. The province is one of only two, including Alberta, that had not reached longer-term deals beyond the program’s initial […]

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in jail for sexually abusing two primary school children in Scotland in the 1990s and early 2000s. Dott, who is 49, was convicted last month of abusing a girl from 1993-96 and a boy from 2006-10, following a five-day […]