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TORONTO — Easton Lucas held the Nationals to one hit over five scoreless innings in his first major league start as the Toronto Blue defeated Washington 4-2 in interleague play Wednesday. It was hardly baseball weather with snow falling outside Rogers Centre for the 3:07 p.m. local time start, dubbed “Work From Dome” by the […]

Family members of two people who died in a 2019 Ottawa bus crash spoke about their grief at the start of a coroner’s inquest Wednesday, with one woman telling the jury her family is still searching for answers. The inquest is examining the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Judy Booth, Bruce Thomlinson and Anthonia Van […]

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the United States rose Wednesday as investors awaited a tariff announcement expected from U.S. President Donald Trump after the bell. “Today has been very, very volatile,” said Pierre-Benoît Gauthier, vice-president of investment strategy at IG Wealth Management. “There’s a tug of war between the bears and the bull, […]

TORONTO — Stewart Johnston is the new CFL commissioner. The league made the move official Wednesday morning, introducing Johnston as its 15th commissioner. He succeeds Randy Ambrosie, who announced in October his intention to retire in 2025 once his successor was chosen. Johnston has served as president of TSN since 2010. He will assume his […]

The first officer who tended to a fellow Ontario Provincial Police constable after he was fatally shot more than two years ago testified in court about a “frantic” scene as he attempted life-saving measures. Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022 while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., […]

TORONTO — Prosecutors are resuming their closing submissions in the case of a teen girl accused of fatally stabbing a homeless Toronto man during a group attack. The Crown began its submissions mid-February but could not continue until this week due to scheduling issues. The girl, who was 14 at the time of the attack, […]

TORONTO — Commissioner Gary Bettman said the money took some work, but the negotiation process was otherwise smooth for its newest broadcast rights deal in Canada. Rogers Communications Inc. and the National Hockey League announced a new 12-year agreement Wednesday valued at $11 billion for the national media rights to NHL games on all platforms […]

ST. THOMAS, Ont. — A local medical officer of health who’s dealing with a massive measles outbreak in southwestern Ontario cautions against associating the spread of the illness with a single demographic. Southwestern Public Health Unit’s Dr. Ninh Tran says measles is an “equal opportunity” virus for the unvaccinated. His comments come as the region, […]

Police say they have charged two men with murder after a double shooting at a Markham, Ont., home earlier this month. York regional police say the 28-year-old and 35-year-old, who were both out on bail on unrelated offences, each face charges including first-degree murder and attempted murder. Police say 20-year-old Nilakshi Raguthas was killed and […]

TORONTO — Impending U.S. tariffs have pushed Canadian companies to stockpile goods, cut back staff, put projects on hold and whatever else they think will help them survive the economic turmoil ahead. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to unveil his administration’s latest tariffs on numerous countries later today, but it’s unclear what their scope […]