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TORONTO (AP) — The renovations at the Blue Jays’ home ballpark have altered the field’s dimensions, with this year’s changes shrinking the foul areas at Rogers Centre after last year’s initial phase, which brought in the outfield walls and made them higher. Some of those reconfigured walls are parallel to the first- and third-base lines. […]

TORONTO — TMX Group Inc. says it earned $139.5 million in its first quarter, up from $89 million a year earlier. The operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange says its revenues totalled $345.9 million in the quarter ended March 31, up from $299.1 million.  Earnings per diluted share were 50 cents, up from 32 cents […]

TORONTO — The two grandparents killed along with their infant grandson in a wrong-way highway crash with a van being chased by police were visiting from India, Ontario’s police watchdog said Thursday, while the baby’s parents were also in the car but survived.  The Special Investigations Unit said the three-month-old boy’s father and mother, who […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained almost 100 points Thursday, helped by gains in industrial and utilities stocks,while U.S. stock markets also climbed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 94.67 points at 21,823.22. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 322.37 points at 38,225.66. The S&P 500 index was up 45.81 […]

TORONTO — Daulton Varsho loves to go all out when tracking down a fly ball but the new smaller foul areas at Rogers Centre have him being a little more cautious. The Toronto Blue Jays completed the second phase of $400 million renovations to their downtown ballpark in the off-season, with the changes designed to […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog says two grandparents who died along with their infant grandson in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 were visiting from India, and the child’s parents were also in the vehicle but survived. More coming. The Canadian Press

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Loblaw chairman Galen Weston, as well as the company’s new chief executive, pushed back on what they called “misguided criticism” of the grocer as a boycott againstthe company gains steam online.  “As a well-known company and Canada’s largest grocer, it is natural that Loblaw would be singled out as a focal point […]

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews will miss Thursday night’s Game 6 against the Boston Bruins. Coach Sheldon Keefe said following Thursday’s morning skate that Matthews would be unavailable with Toronto trailing 3-2 in its first-round playoff series. Matthews, who led the NHL with 69 goals in the regular season, was […]

TORONTO — Auston Matthews will miss the Maple Leafs’ must-win Game 6 against the Boston Bruins. Head coach Sheldon Keefe said following today’s morning skate the star sniper would be unavailable with Toronto down 3-2 in its first-round playoff series. Matthews was pulled from Game 4 with an illness and didn’t play in Tuesday’s 2-1 […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Loblaw’s new chief executive, as well as chairman Galen Weston, pushed back on what they called “misguided criticism” of the grocer as a push to boycott the company gains steam online.  President and CEO Per Bank said at the grocer’s annual meeting that there’s a lot of misinformation online about Loblaw, and […]