Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ted Baker Canada has begun closing sales at its stores as well as its Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brand locations. Matthew Butler, a spokesperson representing Ted Baker Canada, confirmed the sales would encompass the trio of brands’ entire Canadian and U.S. footprint. Court records show the three apparel retailers have 25 stores in […]

HAMILTON — Bo Levi Mitchell was on the field Monday at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats training camp. The veteran quarterback was in equipment and threw passes with the offence at Ron Joyce Stadium. Mitchell’s appearance came five days after he reported to rookie camp wearing a walking boot on his right foot. Mitchell, 34, suffered a […]

TORONTO — Come one Swiftie, come all Swifties. Whether you were lucky to nab tickets to one of Taylor Swift’s six sold-out Toronto concerts in November or not, a new “fan experience” hopes to get you into the party spirit. Organizers behind Toronto’s Version: Taylgate ’24 tell The Canadian Press they will unite Swifties of […]

TORONTO — Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects — figures it tried to keep secret but were obtained by The Canadian Press. The government recently won a fight in front of the Information and Privacy Commissioner to keep those figures under wraps after denying […]

TORONTO (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a three-run home run, Bailey Ober matched his career high by striking out 10 over 6 1/3 shutout innings and the Minnesota Twins won for the 17th time in 20 games by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday. The Twins have won six consecutive series for the […]

TORONTO — Carlos Santana’s three-run homer in the seventh inning broke open a scoreless tie as the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday. Max Kepler had a two-run double in the eighth as Minnesota (24-16) won the rubber match of the three-game series. Bailey Ober (4-1) pitched one-hit ball over 6 […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting involving police that left one man dead in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., over the weekend. The Special Investigations Unit says local police officers in the northeast Ontario city were responding to a call for a disturbance at a convenience […]

GUELPH, Ont. — The Toronto Argonauts opened training camp without quarterback Chad Kelly. Kelly, the CFL’s outstanding player last season, was suspended by the league Tuesday for Toronto’s two pre-season games and at least nine regular-season contests for violating its gender-based violence policy. Two days later, he was on the field at the University of […]

TORONTO — One hears it all too often in sports. These teams really don’t like each other. On Saturday night, Toronto FC and New York City FC offered definitive proof of their bad blood in an ill-tempered affair that featured seven yellow cards, one red and an ugly post-game melee likely to trigger additional discipline. […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Economic data The picture of how the economy fared in March will become a little clearer this week with a pair of reports from Statistics Canada. The federal agency will publish its wholesale trade figures on Tuesday followed by […]