Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index climbed on Monday, helped by a boost in the financial and industrial sectors, while U.S. stock markets also gained. The S&P/TSX composite index rose 61.78 points to 23,116.39. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average leaped 236.77 points to 40,896.53. The S&P 500 index increased 54.00 points to […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed left-handed pitcher Easton Lucas off waivers from the Detroit Tigers and have transferred right-hander Alek Manoah to the 60-day injured list. The club said 27-year-old Lucas has been assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. Lucas has a 1-0 record with a 10.29 earned-run average and eight strikeouts […]

TORONTO (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds selected the contract of right-hander Julian Aguiar from Triple-A Louisville and said the 23-year-old would make his major league debut by starting Monday night at Toronto on Monday night in place of injured All-Star Hunter Greene. Cincinnati’s 11th-ranked prospect according to Major League Baseball, Aguiar was 5-4 with a […]

TORONTO — An investigation into a Toronto ferry crash that injured multiple people two years ago found several safety deficiencies, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Monday, noting the vessel’s speed and a lack of training on emergency passenger management. The Sam McBride ferry struck the dock while berthing at Toronto’s Jack Layton Ferry […]

OTTAWA — A man who says he suffers from chronic and worsening mental health issues is among those launching a court challenge of the federal government assisted dying law, which excludes people suffering solely from a mental disorder. An application filed by Dying with Dignity in Ontario Superior Court on Monday argues that it is […]

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats hired Chris Jones as a senior defensive assistant and cut ties with assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Mark Washington on Monday. The club said in a release that Jones will take over defensive play-calling duties after it “mutually agreed to part ways” with Washington. The announcement comes after the […]

TORONTO — Reserve guard Jared Rhoden has signed with the Toronto Raptors, the NBA club announced Monday. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The six-foot-six, 210-pound guard averaged 4.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 14.4 minutes in 17 games with Detroit last season. Rhoden shot 50 per cent (33-66) from the […]

HAMILTON — Javon Leake is back in his happy place. After spending much of his first two CFL seasons primarily as a kick returner, Leake is back taking handoffs. In the Edmonton Elks’ last two games — both wins — Leake has rushed for 266 yards and four TDs on 33 carries (8.1-yard average). Edmonton […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the median family after-tax income in 2022 fell compared with 2021, after adjusted for inflation, with young people being the hardest hit. The agency says the median family after-tax income of Canadians was $60,800 in 2022, up 2.5 per cent from 2021. But after adjusting for an annual rate of […]

OTTAWA — Two sectors were responsible for the majority of corporate capital gains earned in Canada over five years but added no new jobs over that time span, a new study found. The Centre for Future Work and l’Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques, two progressive policy thinktanks, published a report that delves into the […]