Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO (AP) — Max Scherzer joined the Toronto Blue Jays convinced he can win a World Series with a third team following titles with Washington and Texas. “Winning cures everything,” the 40-year-old right-hander said Friday, three days after his $15.5 million, one-year contract was announced. “All you need to do to wake up in the […]

OTTAWA — As U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats rattle Canadian investors, the head of a group representing thousands of Indigenous businesses is calling for governments and Canadians to boost their support of First Nations firms that have strong ties to the land and are less likely to move south. “We have relied on foreign […]

TORONTO — There’s a change in leadership at one of Canada’s most prominent record labels, with Julie Adam stepping into the role of president and CEO at Universal Music Canada. She takes the reins from Jeffrey Remedios, who served as chairman and CEO for a decade and will now be president, strategic development, of Republic […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved lower Friday and U.S. stock markets fell after the latest job reports on both sides of the border. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 91.58 points at 25,442.91. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 444.23 points at 44,303.40. The S&P 500 index was down […]

Police say one person is dead and several others injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near Orillia, Ont., in snowy weather Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Jacob Daynes says a 49-year-old man died in the crash and several people were taken to hospital with various types of injuries. Police say Highway 11 […]

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says the arrival of veteran pitcher Max Scherzer will have an impact on and off the field. But Atkins, also the Jays executive vice-president of baseball operations, says the 40-year-old Scherzer brings more than three Cy Young Awards, two World Series wins and a slew of […]

OTTAWA — As the federal government explores new ways to use artificial intelligence, it’s also being warned to keep the technology away from criminal justice, policy-making and hiring. Then-president of the Treasury Board Anita Anand announced in April the federal government is drafting an AI strategy, due to be released this spring. The government ran […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Donald Trump is not joking when he says he’d like to make Canada the 51st state, and the U.S. president’s desire to annex this country is related to its supply of critical minerals. Trudeau made the remarks to more than 100 business, labour and industry leaders who were invited to […]

OTTAWA — Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is criticizing the federal government over the time it’s taking to appoint what he calls a border czar. Ford says the Trump administration has made it clear that security along the Canada-U.S. border must be tightened, and he wants Canada to move more quickly. Speaking on the […]

TORONTO — It’s not the type of trade rebuilding teams generally make. Yet the Toronto Raptors (16-35) flipped the script on Thursday, sending the New Orleans Pelicans a 2026 first-round pick from Indiana, their own 2031 second-round pick and veterans Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk for pending free agent Brandon Ingram. For a Raptors team […]