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TORONTO (AP) — Outfielder Anthony Santander’s $92.5 million, five-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays includes up to $61.75 million in deferred payments. Santander has the right to opt out of the contract following the 2027 season to become a free agent again, but if he opts out, Toronto can void the decision by guaranteeing […]

OTTAWA — Liberal lawmakers defended their endorsements of candidates to replace outgoing leader Justin Trudeau on Thursday, after the deadline for joining the race passed. Liberal MPs said they have party unity, President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and the economy top of mind as they decide on their next leader. Most have rallied around the […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose more than 100 points Thursday, helped by strength in industrial and utility stocks, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 122.58 points at 25,434.08. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 408.34 points at 44,565.07. The S&P 500 index was […]

TORONTO — T.J. (The Truth) Laramie was just 22 when he earned a UFC contract on “Dana White’s Contender Series” in August 2020. But two losses later, his UFC adventure was over. The featherweight from Windsor, Ont., has since won two fights outside of the UFC and looks to make it three on Friday against […]

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould said Thursday she can pinpoint exactly when her party lost touch with Canadians — and it wasn’t that long ago. Gould said her party ignored the pleas of struggling Canadians at the end of the pandemic as the cost of living was rising fast. “It took us too […]

TORONTO — Health Canada has received more units of the rabies vaccine and expects they will be distributed by the end of the month as Toronto continues to ration its doses amid a shortage. An increase in demand for the vaccine following the death of an Ontario child that came in contact with a bat […]

TORONTO — Ontario has reached a tentative deal with more than 600 professional engineers and land surveyors who have been withdrawing their services from key infrastructure projects as part of a labour dispute. The Professional Engineers Government of Ontario bargaining association had said members’ earnings have fallen so far behind that they sometimes earn half […]

Toronto police say they’ve made 14 more arrests and have laid more than a hundred charges in an investigation into a gunfight last November, while officers continue to search for more suspects. Police allege plainclothes officers were conducting an unrelated investigation on Queen Street West on Nov. 11 when three people arrived in a stolen […]

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould submitted her official paperwork to enter the race to replace Justin Trudeau today. Gould said outside party headquarters in Ottawa that her party lost touch with Canadians at the end of the pandemic and needs to get better at listening. Gould briefly touched on some of her policy […]

HAMILTON — Veteran forward Mo Babouli has rejoined Forge FC from local CPL rival York United FC. The 32-year-old Babouli spent 2020 and 2021 with Hamilton-based Forge before signing with Toronto’s York in August 2022. He is signed through the 2025 Canadian Premier League season with Forge. “We’re excited to have Mo back at Forge […]