Author: The Canadian Press

The family of a Muslim hotel worker seriously injured in an alleged hate-motivated assault says the attack in Markham, Ont., has left them fearful as the National Council of Canadian Muslims warns of a sharp increase in hate crimes against the community. Steven Zhou, a spokesperson for the advocacy group, says the Sept. 28 attack […]

Michael McLeod, one of five members of Canada’s 2018 junior team recently acquitted of sexual assault charges, has signed a three-year contract with Avangard Omsk of the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League. Omsk confirmed the signing on Thursday in a post on the social media platform X. McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton and Carter […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government says all of Marineland’s belugas are alive. The Niagara Falls, Ont., park threatened to euthanize its 30 beluga whales if the federal government didn’t inject emergency funds for their care. Marineland’s threats carried a Tuesday deadline that came and went after Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson last week denied its request […]

BRONX — Blue Jays manager John Schneider rolled the dice for the American League Division Series against New York, and then pulled all the right strings. Untested rookie Trey Yesavage landed on the roster ahead of veterans Chris Bassitt and Max Scherzer. Eight relievers threw a bullpen game in the series-winning Game 4. And Nathan […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission says it will boost service on one of its major subway lines to pre-pandemic levels starting Sunday in anticipation of more people returning to office this fall. The TTC says Line 2 will have six more trains during the morning rush period arriving every two and a half minutes. […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s transportation minister says the government plans to soon restore lanes of vehicle traffic but keep bike lanes on a short stretch of Bloor Street West in Toronto, despite an ongoing court case. An Ontario Superior Court judge ruled in July that a provincial law to remove three stretches of Toronto bike lanes […]

Provincial police say a shelter-in-place order in a northern Ontario First Nation is still in effect and schools remain closed as officers continue to search for two suspects believed to be armed and dangerous. Police issued the emergency alert early Wednesday morning for residents in the area of Ginoogaming First Nation after an “active incident” […]

BRONX — There was no Aaron Judge magic this time around. No five-run comeback either. Yankee Stadium was quiet on Wednesday with so little for the home fans to cheer about. The Toronto Blue Jays set the early tone in Game 4 and didn’t let up in a 5-2 victory that sealed the American League […]

LOS ANGELES — Jeremy Ebobisse and Frankie Amaya took advantage of defensive blunders to help Los Angeles FC to its sixth straight win, a 2-0 decision Wednesday over Toronto FC. Despite missing star attackers Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-min, LAFC could have scored more had it not been for Toronto ‘keeper Sean Johnson, who saved […]

TORONTO — Toronto fans erupted in jubilation Wednesday night after watching the Blue Jays advance to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2016. The Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 5-2 at Yankee Stadium in Game 4 to clinch the best-of-five AL Division Series victory. With the Jays holding just […]