Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Bruce MacLeod never thought he would forget his own birthday. But a couple days after a heart valve replacement in February 2025, he did. “It was strange. It was just out of reach, like, if I reached a little further, I could have pulled those memories back, but I was unsuccessful at the […]

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins believes his struggling club improved its roster after a blended trade deadline that saw him add proven starting pitchers Jose Soriano and Spencer Arrighetti, and subtract Daulton Varsho and Jeff Hoffman on Monday. Atkins took the blame for the Blue Jays’ disappointing 2026 season, a year […]

NIAGARA FALLS — Seven more whales are on the move from Marineland, headed to a new home at an aquarium in the United States. Marineland says in a statement that it has begun the second phase of its whale relocation plan, just weeks after successfully transferring six belugas to Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and SeaWorld […]

A few months after Artemis II’s lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a mission in space. The Canadian Space Agency’s Joshua Kutryk is one of four members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew 13 mission. The crew will spend six months at the International Space Station to conduct health experiments and maintenance work. Here […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays continued to shed pieces of the team that reached the World Series last year by trading outfielder Daulton Varsho and cash to the Houston Astros and closer Jeff Hoffman to the Minnesota Twins. The Blue Jays received right-handed pitcher Spencer Arrighetti for Varsho and acquired three prospects in the […]

TORONTO — Canada’s Kayla Cross has her first WTA victory. The London, Ont., product upset Britain’s Katie Boulter 7-6 (3), 7-5 to advance to the second round of the National Bank Open. Cross, who was playing just her third tour match and entered the event as a wild card, will next face No. 28 seed […]

A few months after Artemis II’s lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a mission in space. Joshua Kutryck from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., is one of four members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew 13 mission. The crew will spend six months at the International Space Station. The mission includes a Canadian-led study on how […]

Ontario Provincial Police say the bodies of two people have been recovered from Lake Rosseau in central Ontario’s Muskoka region following a boating crash Friday night. Investigators say with the help of the OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, they have been able to confirm the deaths of a 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, […]

TORONTO — Venus Williams sat through a weather delay as rain pelted centre court. The seven-time Grand Slam winner then battled hard early before bowing out late after the skies finally cleared. Kamilla Rakhimova defeated Williams 6-4, 6-1 to kick off the National Bank Open women’s main draw Sunday at Sobeys Stadium. Granted a singles […]

TORONTO — Max Scherzer says the Toronto Blue Jays have no one to blame but themselves for the uncertainty of the next 24 hours. Scherzer had his best start of the season on Sunday, striking out five over six innings of one-run ball as the Blue Jays fell 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals after […]