Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Excited anticipation turned into disappointment for Toronto Blue Jays fans as the team failed to clinch the World Series in Game 6, but there is still hope for Saturday’s decisive game. The Blue Jays lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday, muting the festivities at the Rogers Centre, where fans had […]

TORONTO — Bo Bichette is focused on the World Series, even if he might only have two games left with the Toronto Blue Jays. Bichette spoke with the media on Friday ahead of Game 6 of the World Series between Toronto and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Blue Jays led the best-of-seven series 3-2, with […]

TORONTO — Blue Jays slugger George Springer was back in the starting lineup for Game 6 of the World Series on Friday night at Rogers Centre. Springer was tabbed to lead off as Toronto hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 36-year-old designated hitter missed two games after leaving Game 3 on Monday in Los Angeles […]

WASHINGTON — U.S President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for an advertisement paid for by the Ontario government that halted trade talks. “I like (Carney) a lot but, you know, what they did was wrong,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One during a flight to Florida on Friday. “He was very […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s education minister has ordered a North Bay area school board to take immediate steps to resolve what a report described as overwhelming dysfunction or he will take “further action.” Paul Calandra’s warning to the Near North District School Board comes after he placed five other boards under government supervision, and he is […]

TORONTO — Public health records for Ottawa and Toronto schools show that among the cohorts assessed this year, more than half of the students did not have up-to-date immunization records, which experts say exposes an antiquated system that’s unhelpful in the race to boost vaccination rates. Toronto Public Health said it sent 60,000 letters over […]

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into seven and create a new provincial agency to oversee them. Environment Minister Todd McCarthy says conservation authorities are essential to watershed management and public safety, but operate largely on their own with fragmented data systems and a patchwork of standards. The government is […]

TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair documentary is getting a second wind on the big screen. Film distributor Elevation Pictures says it plans to show “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery” at eight independent movie theatres across the country in November. It’s an unusual twist in the traditional distribution model. The documentary has already been available […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional. In a ruling today, the top court says although the sentences contribute to the objectives of denunciation and deterrence, they also remove judges’ discretion to impose sentences other than imprisonment when appropriate. The […]

Provincial police say they have found human remains in their investigation into a missing man, after three people were charged with murder on Thursday. Police say 34-year-old Robbie Thomson, of Smiths Falls, Ont., was reported missing in October 2023 and he has not been found, but investigators have determined he was the victim of a […]