Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Wednesday night. Justin Turner singled off Craig Kimbrel (0-2) to begin the ninth, his third hit of the game. Cavan Biggio ran for Turner, advanced to second […]

TORONTO — “Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence,” written in Spanish by Homero Aridjis and translated into English by Irish-Canadian writer George McWhirter, has won the Griffin Poetry Prize. The $130,000 award was announced at a ceremony in Toronto on Wednesday, though Aridjis was not able to attend after undergoing medical treatments. Jurors praised the […]

OTTAWA — The chairman of a national security watchdog says the panel “cannot add anything” to its finding that some MPs wittingly assisted the efforts of foreign states to interfere in Canadian politics. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians has gone as far as it possibly can to outline the accusations in its […]

OTTAWA — The Conservatives are demanding that the Liberals release what they call a “secret report” that proves carbon pricing is harming Canadian families while the government says there simply is no such thing. At issue is a series of documents on economic impact of carbon pricing provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada to […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s highest court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of one of the two men found guilty of terrorism charges in a plot to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S. Raed Jaser had challenged the outcome of the 2015 trial on several grounds, including that his case should have […]

TORONTO — Gains in base metals, utilities and industrials helped lead Canada’s main stock index higher Wednesday, after the Bank of Canada announced a highly anticipated interest rate cut, while U.S. markets rallied, with the Nasdaq gaining almost two per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 166.84 points at 22,145.02. In New York, the […]

TORONTO — Gains in base metals, utilities and industrials helped lead Canada’s main stock index higher Wednesday, after the Bank of Canada announced a highly anticipated interest rate cut, while U.S. markets rallied, with the Nasdaq gaining almost two per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 166.84 points at 22,145.02. In New York, the […]

TORONTO — Canadian banks are lowering their prime rates after the Bank of Canada cut its benchmark rate for the first time in four years. Banks including RBC, TD, BMO, CIBC and Scotiabank have lowered their rates to 6.95 per cent from 7.2 per cent, effective June 6, as have other financial institutions including Desjardins […]

OTTAWA — The sky was overcast but the sea was calm as a dark green amphibious vehicle rose up out of the gentle waves in Courseulles-sur-Mer, France, on Monday afternoon. On board the restored Second World War-era vehicle, Jim Parks watched the shoreline of Juno Beach approach just as he did on June 6, 1944, […]

Another Thunder Bay, Ont., man who oversaw the creation of fake Norval Morrisseau paintings has pleaded guilty to fraud-related charges. David Voss, 52, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of forgery and one count of uttering forged documents. An agreed statement of facts filed with the court says Voss managed the production and distribution of […]