Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich had back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Saturday afternoon. Isaac Collins added a third run with an RBI double four batters later as Milwaukee (85-52) won its second consecutive game in Toronto. Sal Frelick’s groundout gave […]

TORONTO — Zoe Burns scored her first two goals of the season in leading Northern Super League-best AFC Toronto to a 2-0 win over Calgary Wild FC on Saturday at York Lions Stadium. Burns opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time when she took a feed from Esther Okoronkwo and took a shot from just […]

TORONTO — Gianni Cimini watched with pride when Malik Henry, newly promoted to the first team, came off the bench Aug. 9 to set up Deandre Kerr’s stoppage-time goal as Toronto FC rallied for a 1-1 draw at the high-flying Philadelphia Union in MLS play. “That’s really what the goal is for us … We […]

HAMILTON — Police say an early morning shooting involving multiple guns left three people seriously injured in downtown Hamilton. Hamilton Police Service says it happened in the area of Bowen Street and Jackson Street East at around 1:50 a.m. Saturday. It says all three of the injured were taken to hospital and are expected to […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say two people are dead and two others were injured in a crash at an intersection in the city’s southeast. Police say first responders rushed to the scene after receiving reports of the crash early Friday evening. They say one of the two vehicles involved was fully engulfed in flames. Police […]

ETOBICOKE — Police are appealing to public for witnesses and information related to a collision that left one person dead and three seriously injured in Etobicoke. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to the scene of a collision involving multiple vehicles on eastbound highway 401 near Dixon Road at 1:15 a.m. Saturday. OPP says a […]

TORONTO — This is exactly what Shane Bieber hoped for when he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. A raucous, sold-out Rogers Centre crowd against a top-flight opponent. It just wasn’t the result he wanted. Bieber gave up two runs on five hits, striking out six over 5 1/3 innings as the Blue Jays […]

TORONTO — Andruw Monasterio’s solo shot in the sixth started a five-run inning as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Friday in a showdown between the American and National League leaders. Isaac Collins’s two-run double capped off the inning that saw Milwaukee (84-52) work through its entire batting order. Andrew Vaughn […]

TORONTO — Education experts and advocates are questioning Ontario’s already delayed plan to introduce a financial literacy requirement for high school students as part of the Grade 10 math course, with some saying the approach may actually discourage teens’ interest in personal finances. The requirement set to come into effect this September has been postponed […]

OTTAWA — The federal government needs to amend the Criminal Code so the use of force is presumed to be reasonable to defend your home and family if someone breaks into it, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday. Poilievre called a news conference in Brampton, Ont., amid an outcry over assault charges that were laid […]