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HAMILTON — It was an all-Canadian love-in at Sunday’s Juno Awards as Joni Mitchell took the stage for a stirring sing-along after accepting a lifetime achievement award from Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Canadian folk icon was welcomed by Carney in a lionizing speech. “Joni’s music didn’t just provide the soundtrack to our lives. She […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors made history in the first and second quarters of their 139-87 Sunday rout of the Orlando Magic and they didn’t really know or care about it as it happened. Orlando led by as many as seven points but then the Raptors reeled off a 31-0 run, holding the Magic scoreless […]
TORONTO — Scottie Barnes had his 28th double-double of the season as the Toronto Raptors routed the Orlando Magic 139-87 on Sunday. Barnes had 23 points and a career-high 15 assists as Toronto (42-32) earned a crucial win in the Eastern Conference standings. Jamal Shead also had a double-double for the Raptors with 12 points […]
TORONTO — George Springer, Jesus Sanchez and Kazuma Okamoto hit homers and Eric Lauer had nine strikeouts as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Athletics 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep. Springer turned on the first pitch Luis Morales (0-1) threw for his 64th career leadoff home run. Sanchez added a two-run […]
MONTRÉAL — Montreal police say they are suspending the search for a young man who fell through the ice of the des Prairies river in the city’s West Island on Thursday. Jean-Pierre Brabant says police divers as well as officers in boats and on foot have searched the river and its banks in recent days […]
HAMILTON — Tate McRae says she’s “Canada down” — and the country’s evidently pretty down with her too, as she led all winners at the Junos Awards industry gala on Saturday. However, the Calgary-born pop star did not attend the ceremony, nor did she provide a video message or written statement acknowledging the wins. The […]
TORONTO — Starting pitcher Dylan Cease was as advertised in his Blue Jays debut Saturday at Rogers Centre. The veteran right-hander, who signed a seven-year, US$210-million deal with the Blue Jays in the off-season, had 12 strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings as Toronto came back for an 8-7 win over the Athletics. “You saw all […]
TORONTO — Ernie Clement drove in Nathan Lukes with the winning run in the 11th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays an 8-7 comeback victory over the Athletics on Saturday at Rogers Centre. With Lukes aboard as the automatic runner, right-hander Luis Medina (0-1) struck out Alejandro Kirk and intentionally walked Daulton Varsho to […]
When Rose Kingdon started her broadcasting career more than 40 years ago, she recalled that it was “love at first on air light.” And when she accepted a lifetime achievement award in 2023, she said she was grateful for the opportunity to “make great radio” and to “cover some of the biggest stories of our […]
TORONTO — Tennis star Victoria Mboko has withdrawn from Canada’s upcoming Billie Jean King Cup tie in Kazakhstan due to scheduled dental surgery. The world No. 9 from Burlington, Ont., said in a statement Saturday that she is getting four wisdom teeth removed after experiencing recurring dental pain. Marina Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., is also […]