Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — George Springer continued to swing a hot bat by slamming two early three-run homers to push the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-2 victory in their series opener against the New York Yankees on Thursday. The Blue Jays (37-43) have won back-to-back outings, while the Yankees (52-31) extended their losing streak to a […]

TORONTO (AP) — George Springer had three hits, including a pair of three-run home runs, José Berríos pitched seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping Yankees 9-2 on Friday night, handing New York its season-worst fourth straight loss and ninth in 11 games. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a solo home run, […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors had two picks heading into the 2024 NBA Draft, one late in the first round and then the first pick in the second. Somehow, they ended up netting six young players, adding significant depth in a 24-hour span. “We need to add some more young core pieces,” said Raptors general […]

DALLAS (AP) — A district court judge in Texas has dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by a woman against Dak Prescott that accused the Dallas Cowboys quarterback of sexual assault. The judge’s decision this week came just less than two months after police in Dallas decided against pursuing criminal charges in the 2017 claim against […]

TORONTO — BCE Inc. says it is cutting 43 technician jobs at its Bell Media subsidiary as part of a February move to cut nine per cent of the parent company’s workforce. The company says it will be providing training, offering voluntary severance packages and eliminating vacant positions wherever possible to mitigate the effects of […]

TORONTO — Jonathan Mogbo has been selected 31st overall by the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Draft. It was the first pick of the draft’s second round. Mogbo averaged 14.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the University of San Francisco last season. The six-foot-six, 225-pound centre from West Palm Beach, Fla., was a […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed up on Thursday, buoyed by strength in the energy and technology sectors, while U.S. stock markets notched muted gains. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 148.26 points at 21,942.16. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 36.26 points at 39,164.06. The S&P 500 index was […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors swung a trade less than an hour before the second round of the NBA Draft began, according to several media reports. Toronto sent small forward Jalen McDaniels to the Sacramento Kings for point guard Davion Mitchell and power forward Sasha Vezenkov. The Raptors didn’t deal their highly valued 31st-overall pick […]

OTTAWA — A Liberal campaign co-chair insists his caucus is united behind Justin Trudeau, even as the majority of elected Liberals remain silent on the prime minister’s political future. The Canadian Press contacted dozens of Liberal MPs following the unexpected loss of a Toronto stronghold in a byelection earlier this week, but only a small […]

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is not allowing resolutions on child welfare at its coming annual general assembly, including one that called for it to publicly apologize for comments made in front of a tribunal. Khilselim, a chairperson with Squamish Nation, brought forward a resolution on Jordan’s Principle, a legal rule that ensures […]