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TORONTO — Nick Arbuckle is remaining with the Toronto Argonauts. The ’24 Grey Cup MVP re-signed with the CFL club Tuesday. He was slated to become a free agent next week. The six-foot-one, 213-pound Arbuckle completed 26 of 37 passes for 252 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in Toronto’s 41-24 Grey Cup win over […]

Growing up, Quentin Commanda dreamt of playing in the NFL and reaching the Super Bowl. The pro football career never happened, but Commanda is closer to Super Bowl LIX than most. On Monday, the NFL unveiled a football designed by the 44-year-old Nipissing First Nation (Garden Village, Ont.) artist as part of its lead-up to […]

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders signed veteran American receiver Dominique Rhymes on Tuesday. The six-foot-four, 215-pound Rhymes was released Saturday by the Ottawa Redblacks. He had 72 receptions for 1,011 yards and two touchdowns in 18 regular-season games last season. Rhymes enters his eighth CFL season, having played for Ottawa (2017-19, 2024) and the B.C. […]

TORONTO — Prosecutors allege a teen girl accused in the death of a homeless Toronto man can be seen holding a sharp object in surveillance footage of the incident. Court has heard Kenneth Lee died in the early hours of Dec. 18, 2022 after he was beaten and stabbed at a downtown Toronto parkette. Eight […]

TORONTO — Two Giller Prize jurors withdrew from their positions in the weeks leading up to the literary award’s split from its lead sponsor Scotiabank. Canadian authors Jordan Abel and Aaron Tucker say they dropped out for ethical reasons days after being named to the five-member jury for the $100,000 fiction prize. Executive director Elana […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Purolator Inc. says it is acquiring Livingston International, one of Canada’s largest customs brokers, boosting its trade expertise in the Trump era. Purolator chief executive John Ferguson says the purchase, which closed Tuesday, will allow one of the country’s biggest couriers to help clients navigate shifting international rules and supply chains. He […]

TORONTO — Drake kicked off his tour in Perth, Australia on Tuesday with a message for his detractors: he’s still standing after a historic rap war with Kendrick Lamar. Videos posted on social media showed the embattled Toronto performer walking into the concert arena on Tuesday night as the instrumental for his song “Over My […]

TORONTO — Drake kicked off his tour in Perth, Australia on Tuesday with a message for his detractors: he’s still standing after a historic rap war with Kendrick Lamar. Videos posted on social media showed the embattled Toronto performer walking into the concert arena on Tuesday night as the instrumental for his song “Over My […]

TORONTO — The Canadian company that processed plant-based milk linked to a deadly listeria outbreak is looking to sell two of its facilities while it also liquidates the Pickering, Ont. location where the outbreak originated. Toronto-based Joriki, which was granted court protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act last week, saw its revenue reduced due […]

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives and New Democrats say the government needs to recall Parliament within the next month to act on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat. On Monday, Trump agreed not to impose punishing tariffs on Canadian imports until March 4 after striking a deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over two phone […]