Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to a two-year, US$15-million contract. The Blue Jays announced the deal Friday, two days after multiple media outlets reported the agreement. The 34-year-old Garcia was traded from Toronto to Seattle on July 26 for outfielder Jonatan Clase and catcher/outfielder Jacob Sharp. He […]

TORONTO — The Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts signed American running back Kevin Brown on Friday. The five-foot-nine, 205-pound Brown rushed for 522 yards on 101 carries in 12 games last season with the Edmonton Elks. He added 22 catches for 138 yards before finishing the ’24 campaign on the CFL club’s practice roster. In 2023, […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell more than 100 points Friday, led by losses in base metal and telecom stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed ahead of next week’s interest rate decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve. This week, the Bank of Canada announced another outsized interest rate cut of half a percentage […]

Dozens of Canada Post workers gathered outside a delivery centre in east Toronto reacted with a mixture of frustration, disappointment and hope on Friday morning as Ottawa announced it was moving to end their nearly month-long work stoppage. After nearly a month on the picket lines, some striking employees in yellow jackets were glued to […]

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all members of Parliament to send a First Nations water bill to the Senate before the holiday break. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says the water and wastewater crisis in First Nations communities demands urgent action, and that legislation intended to fix the […]

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Head coach Craig Berube announced the injury update Friday after Stolarz exited Thursday’s 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks following the first period. Stolarz shook out his right leg after Frank Vatrano fired a shot from the sideboards for an Anaheim […]

OTTAWA — Canadian airline executives are set to testify before a parliamentary committee about their decisions to introduce carry-on bag fees for travellers. The CEOs of Air Canada and WestJet will appear today before the standing committee on transport, infrastructure and communities. The CEOs are in the hot seat following Air Canada’s announcement earlier this […]

OTTAWA — Mail could begin moving again in Canada as early as next week after the federal government moved Friday to end the nearly month-long work stoppage at Canada Post. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said he’s referred the dispute to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, with the aim of ordering the nearly 55,000 workers back […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court has given The Body Shop Canada the approval it needs to sell the majority of its business to a private equity firm. In a hearing, Justice Peter Osborne allowed the cosmetics retailer to proceed with a sale to an affiliate of Markham, Ont.-based Serruya Private Equity Inc. Court documents show […]

TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who faces multiple sex assault charges, is opting for a preliminary inquiry and a jury trial in his Toronto case. In a brief hearing today, Stronach’s lawyer indicated the 92-year-old tycoon will proceed with a preliminary inquiry on whichever counts are eligible and a jury trial in Superior Court […]