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TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Hudson’s Bay The collapsed retailer is expected to ask an Ontario court on Monday to allow it to hold an auction for the royal charter that formed the business in 1670. If the auction plan is approved, bidders will […]

TORONTO — The New York Yankees keep trying to put the pressure on Toronto. The Blue Jays continue to rise to the challenge. The American League East rivals posted victories again Saturday to remain tied for the division lead. Toronto’s tiebreaker advantage looms large as the regular season wraps up Sunday. The Blue Jays’ 5-1 […]

RIDEAU LAKES — Ontario Provincial Police in Rideau Lakes say a 26-year-old has been charged with the attempted murder of a child as a result of an intimate partner violence and child abuse investigation. Police say officers from the Leeds County OPP detachment began an investigation, with assistance from the Leeds County OPP Crime Unit. […]

TORONTO — Ernie Clement scored twice and drove in two runs while rookie starter Trey Yesavage threw five shutout innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Saturday afternoon. Alejandro Kirk added a solo homer as the Blue Jays trimmed their magic number to win the American League East Division […]

Police in Wisconsin made an arrest Friday in the homicide of a Ontario man, who was killed on Wednesday in an apparent drive-by shooting. Giovanni Michael Robinson, 32, originally from Stouffville, Ont., was found with a fatal gunshot wound early Wednesday in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. The Sheboygan Falls police department, with assistance from other area […]

Police say a 64-year-old Newcastle, Ont., man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Friday in connection with death of his wife. On Tuesday morning at around 9:10 a.m., Durham regional police responded to a call where they found a woman with obvious signs of trauma. The woman, 62, was pronounced dead. The man was […]

TORONTO — Davis Schneider got the start in left field for the Blue Jays on Saturday against Tampa Bay as Toronto aimed to move closer to clinching the American League East Division title. Schneider, who replaced Anthony Santander in the starting lineup, was tabbed to bat fifth in the mid-afternoon game at Rogers Centre. Blue […]

An eight-year-old has died after being ejected from an all-terrain vehicle in a collision in Plummer Additional Township, Ont., on Friday night. OPP and paramedics responded to the scene around 7 p.m. after two ATVs collided in a field in the township, about 60 kilometres east of Sault Ste. Marie. The child was transported to […]

TORONTO — Jim Bradley, one of Ontario’s longest-serving provincial legislators and the chair of Niagara Region, has died. A statement from the region says Bradley died at age 80 on Friday following a brief illness. Bradley served at Queen’s Park from 1977 until 2018, when he returned to local politics. He had first been elected […]

LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said his recent international trips and meetings with world leaders are “necessary” to opening new markets for Canadian products. On a four-day trip to London, Carney said his meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was to ensure the two leaders are on track to make progress on economic […]