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TORONTO — Internationally bestselling author Patrick deWitt is among the three finalists for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The $25,000 award goes to the best Canadian book of literary humour published in the previous year. DeWitt made the short list for “The Librarianist,” which tells the life story of a retired librarian who […]

As the month-long boycott of Loblaw-owned stores wears on, small independent food retailersand alternative grocery options say they’re seeing a boost in traffic and sales.  At Forage Market in Edmonton, sales rose 57 per cent during the first half of May, compared with the same period a month before. “It’s just awesome that people are […]

TORONTO — Minnesota goalie Maddie Rooney, Minnesota forward Taylor Heise and Boston forward Susanna Tapani were named the Professional Women’s Hockey League three stars of the week. First star Rooney backstopped Minnesota to three straight wins over Toronto in their PWHL semifinal series, helping her team reach the final. With Minnesota trailing 2-0 in the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Bo Bichette had three doubles among his four hits, José Berríos pitched six solid innings to snap a four-start winless streak, and the Toronto Blue Jays won consecutive games for the first time in more than three weeks by beating the struggling Chicago White Sox 9-3 on Monday. Daulton Varsho and Danny […]

TORONTO — Danny Jansen enjoyed a three-hit, five-RBI outing that included a two-run homer, and starter Jose Berrios won for the first time in a month as the Toronto Blue Jays hammered the Chicago White Sox 9-3 in the three-game series opener on Monday. Daulton Varsho also smacked a two-run homer as the Blue Jays […]

Toronto FC, continuing to winnow its roster, has waived forward Jordan Perruzza. The move comes 13 days after the MLS team parted ways with fellow Canadian striker Au Akinola via a mutual termination of his contract. Toronto also waived veteran forward Adama Diomande in late February. According to the MLS Players Association, Perruzza was making […]

OAKVILLE, Ont. — The “Redemption Tour” for the Collingwood Blues is complete. A second-period goal by Jack Silverman was all the offence the Blues needed to post a 1-0 victory over the Melfort Mustangs in Sunday’s Centennial Cup championship final. The Blues, who were knocked out of the quarterfinal at the 2023 Centennial Cup, returned […]

TORONTO — Penny Oleksiak captured the women’s 50-metre freestyle event at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials on Sunday. Oleksiak posted a time of 25.06 seconds, going over the Olympic qualifying standard of 24.70 seconds. It was, however, a personal best for the Toronto native. Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C., was second, touching the wall in […]

A 56-year-old has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after live ammunition exploded in a fire in Haldimand County, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say they got a report of shots being fired Sunday morning near a home in the community about 70-kilometres southwest of Toronto.  They say a suspect was arrested shortly before 3:00 […]

TORONTO (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach homered and scored three runs, Alek Manoah won for the first time since last August and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided their first sweep of the season by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Sunday. Alejandro Kirk reached base three times and drove in two runs as the Blue […]