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TORONTO — Toronto starter Easton Lucas finally gave up his first earned run of the season on Monday night. The problem for the Blue Jays left-hander was once the Atlanta Braves started scoring, they didn’t let up. Austin Riley drove in five runs with a pair of homers and Sean Murphy hit a two-run blast […]

KITCHENER — Liam Greentree scored five goals and added an assist as the visiting Windsor Spitfires pushed the Kitchener Rangers to the brink of playoff elimination with a 6-3 win in Ontario Hockey League action on Monday night. Ilya Protas had a goal and three assists for the Spitfires, who lead the second-round, best-of-seven series […]

TORONTO — Austin Riley drove in five runs with a pair of homers and Sean Murphy hit a two-run blast to power the Atlanta Braves to an 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre. Murphy went deep in the first inning off Toronto starter Easton Lucas (2-1) and Riley […]

TORONTO — Scottie Barnes leaned back in his chair, ran his hands through his hair, looked around the room and grinned when asked about the 2025-26 Toronto Raptors. “My expectations for the team? I expect us to be really good,” said Barnes. “For sure getting into the playoffs and making a great run. With the […]

They’re teammates now with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but Tim White wants a lot more than just friendship from Kenny Lawler this season. Lawler signed a two-year deal with Hamilton as a free agent following four seasons with Winnipeg (2019, 2021, 2023-4) and another with Edmonton (2022). During his time with the Blue Bombers, Lawler earned […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s largest public park says its famous cherry blossom trees are showing their first signs of impending bloom. Every year, thousands of locals and visitors descend on High Park during peak cherry bloom season and the park’s nature centre says it’s almost time to make that pilgrimage again. The centre says cherry blossom […]

Police say an Ontario religious teacher has been charged in a series of sexual assaults involving two victims. York Regional Police say the 44-year-old man taught religious classes at a residential property in Pickering, Ont. They allege he assaulted a victim six times during “spiritual study sessions” that occurred in Pickering and in Markham, Ont. […]

TORONTO — The members of Ontario’s legislature have chosen Donna Skelly as the province’s first female Speaker. Skelly has represented the Hamilton-area riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook for the Progressive Conservatives since 2018 and has served as a deputy Speaker. She becomes the 43rd Speaker of Ontario, as Ted Arnott retires after nearly seven years in the […]

MISSISSAUGA — Police say a man from Mississauga, Ont., is facing animal cruelty charges after several puppies were found either dead or mutilated. Peel regional police say they responded to several incidents between December and March in which dogs between 8 to 10 weeks old were found dead or badly mutilated and left for dead. […]

Police say the body of a scuba diver who disappeared in the water in Kingston, Ont., has been found. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews responded on Sunday to the shore along Ontario and Lower Union streets for a scuba diver in distress on the surface of the water. Kingston firefighters pulled the diver to […]