Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Cabinet retreat The federal cabinet will hold a retreat in Halifax this week starting on Sunday. The meeting comes after the federal government moved to end a labour dispute at Canada’s two biggest railways with binding arbitration last week. […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say an officer was injured when he was allegedly hit by a stunt-driving motorcyclist he tried to stop outside the Rogers Centre. Police say the officer was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Saturday. In a news release, police say a motorcyclist was seen “popping wheelies” near Lakeshore Boulevard West and […]

TORONTO — A famed director’s self-funded epic, a quirky Stephen King adaptation and Pamela Anderson’s return to the big screen are among the offerings at this year’s edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. With more than 270 films lighting up TIFF screens from Sept. 5 to 15, there will be something for every kind […]

TORONTO (AP) — Bowden Francis struck out a career-high 12 in a dominant performance for the Toronto Blue Jays, carrying a no-hitter into the ninth inning of a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. Francis (7-3) walked three and hit a batter in his third consecutive win. He threw a career-high 117 […]

OTTAWA — The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country’s two major railways. The decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board imposes binding arbitration on the parties following a work stoppage at Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City that halted […]

TORONTO — Bowden Francis lost his bid for a no-hitter when Taylor Ward led off the ninth inning with a solo home run, but the Toronto Blue Jays prevailed 3-1 against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. Francis established career bests with 12 strikeouts and going eight-plus innings in his 117-pitch performance. After eight innings, […]

TORONTO (AP) — Bowden Francis struck out a career-high 12 in a dominant performance for the Toronto Blue Jays, carrying a no-hitter into the ninth inning of a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. Francis (7-3) walked three and hit a batter in his third consecutive win. He threw a career-high 117 […]

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis has pitched six no-hit innings against the Los Angeles Angels. Francis has walked two and hit a batter while striking out a career-high 10. He has thrown 82 pitches, 58 for strikes. The 28-year-old Francis was named American League Player of the Week last week after […]

OTTAWA — Railway workers, their union and their employers are all waiting today for a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board that will determine what’s next for the labour dispute that ground trains across the country to a halt this week. On Thursday, the federal government asked the board to enact binding arbitration in […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will kick off a three-day cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday, where the themes are fairness and Canada-U.S. relations, but the feelings are all about déjà vu. A year ago in Charlottetown the cabinet hoped its annual post-summer retreat and the massive cabinet shuffle that preceded it would give […]