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Toronto Blue Jays fans continued to buzz with excitement ahead of Saturday’s Game 2 of the World Series, after Friday night’s 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Blue Jays will be aiming to win again in the best-of-seven series when veteran right-handed pitcher Kevin Gausman gets the start. Jays superfan Adam Rand says […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an additional 10-per-cent tariff on Canada over an ad by the Ontario government. The tariff will be “over and above what they are paying now,” Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social. More to come. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 25, 2025. […]
TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Schneider made several moves to his starting lineup for Saturday’s Game 2 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Infielder Bo Bichette, who made his first game appearance in seven weeks in Toronto’s 11-4 Game 1 win, was available off the bench. Isiah Kiner-Falefa got the start […]
TORONTO — The University of Toronto has created an emergency fund to support its researchers who are facing unexpected losses in funding due to cuts and policy changes at U.S. federal research agencies. Announced earlier this month, the measures come after significant cuts to agencies like the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation […]
MONTREAL — Voters across Quebec will soon be heading off to the polls to elect their municipal leaders. Here are five things to keep an eye on as the Nov. 2 election day approaches. Voter turnout Voter participation was low in the last two municipal elections in Quebec. In 2021, only about 39 per cent […]
The Quebec government adopted special legislation in the early hours Saturday to force a new remuneration system on doctors. It was passed just before 4 a.m. after Premier François Legault called a special session to rush through the bill, which imposes fines of up to $500,000 per day on doctors who take “concerted action” to […]
TORONTO — Having cleared the decks by declining 2026 contract options on veteran goalkeeper Sean Johnson and seven others, Toronto FC general manager Jason Hernandez has a far larger blank canvas to continue his roster rebuild. The 36-year-old Johnson is the biggest question-mark. While the 15-year MLS veteran kept TFC in contention for a lot […]
TORONTO — In a lot of ways, Addison Barger is your typical 25-year-old. He showed up to work earlier this week in a free T-shirt that he got four years ago and then slept on his buddy’s pullout couch that night. But Barger also smashed the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history on […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays waited 32 long years to get back to the World Series. They made sure their return to the Fall Classic was a memorable one. Addison Barger hit the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history and Daulton Varsho and Alejandro Kirk hit two-run homers as Toronto rolled to […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays made their long-awaited return to the World Series a triumphant one Friday night by dumping the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1 at Rogers Centre. Daulton Varsho and Alejandro Kirk hit two-run homers and Addison Barger hit the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history in Toronto’s […]