Author: The Canadian Press

At least one member of the World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays approves of the return of the white-panelled caps. Pat Hentgen was a member of the 1992 and 1993 World Series-winning teams and went on to win the Cy Young Award as the American League’s best pitcher in 1996. He’s now a special advisor […]

TORONTO — The federal and Ontario governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas at Marineland, which has threatened to euthanize the whales if the park does not receive emergency funds from Ottawa. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should reconsider its position after denying Marineland permits to move them to an […]

TORONTO — Ontario says it will speed up the lengthy approval process for select cancer drugs by up to one year as part of a new pilot project. Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced the three-year fast-track program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. Jones says seven to 10 high-priority cancer drugs that are […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is denying a request from more than 20 mayors across the province to tweak instead of scrap the speed camera program. The mayors say a total ban on automated speed cameras would reverse years of progress on safety in school zones and place more pressure on police. But Ford […]

TORONTO — Ikea has announced it will close its small format store at the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall in Toronto sometime early next year. The furniture retailer says shifting consumer behaviour toward online shopping and the limited range of products that could be offered at the smaller store resulted in weaker-than-expected performance. The small […]

TORONTO — By the time Moira Robertson got an official autism diagnosis at 23 years old, she had missed out on a lot of the government-funded support she desperately needed. Her childhood and adolescence is marked by painful memories. She stopped going to school after teachers called the police to handle her, and kids peed […]

As the Toronto Blue Jays look to sweep the American League Division Series in Game 3 tonight, some Canadian fans say they’ll be cheering proudly from the stands at Yankee Stadium. The Jays currently lead the series 2-0 after two high-scoring games at Rogers Centre against the New York Yankees. Tim Macdonell, CEO of Elite […]

VANCOUVER — The Toronto Raptors finally got a peek Monday at what their starting lineup could look like this season. Brandon Ingram played his first game in a Raptors jersey as Toronto fell 112-108 to the Denver Nuggets in a pre-season tilt at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. The Raptors picked up Ingram from the New Orleans […]

BRONX — New York newspaper headline writers had a field day in Monday’s editions after the scuffling Yankees gave up 23 runs over two American League Division Series losses to the Blue Jays in Toronto last weekend. “D’Oh Canada” was splashed in big block letters across the New York Post’s sports page while “North Scar” […]

Don’t be surprised if the Toronto Blue Jays have a retro look when they take the field at Yankee Stadium. The Blue Jays have worn a white-panelled cap, a throwback look based on the hats the 1992 World Series champions wore, in critical games this season. Toronto could complete a sweep New York on Tuesday […]