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TORONTO — Justin Turner had a two-run homer in the first inning and added a solo shot in the third as the Toronto Blue Jays held off the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Monday. Danny Jansen also had a home run as Toronto (15-15) won back-to-back games. Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., drove in […]

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Calum Ritchie scored twice and added an assist and the visiting Oshawa Generals scored three unanswered goals in the second period en route to a 5-2 victory over the North Bay Battalion in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference final on Monday. Beckett Sennecke, Stuart Rolofs and Connor Lockhart also scored […]

Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera has had hybrid Tommy John surgery. The ligament replacement and internal-brace procedure on his left elbow will likely take 12 to 18 months to heal. Nate Heisler, Barriera’s agent, announced the operation on Monday morning and Blue Jays manager John Schneider confirmed it later that day. “It’s unfortunate, […]

Toronto centre Sarah Nurse, Montreal goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens and Boston centre Hannah Brandt have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s three stars of the week.  Nurse recorded her first PWHL hat trick as league-leading Toronto defeated New York 6-2 on Sunday. Desbiens posted two wins, a 1.00 goals-against average, a .969 save percentage and […]

TORONTO — Four players on the Toronto Blue Jays’ injured list are making progress in their recovery. Gold Glove-winning centre-fielder Kevin Kiermaier hit in the batting cage before Toronto hosted the Kansas City Royals on Monday. Kiermaier, who is on the 10-day IL with left hip flexor inflammation, also did some running activities. Relief pitcher […]

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,011.62, up 42.38 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 19 cents, or 0.39 per cent, to $49.15 on 12.5 million shares. Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up 20 cents, or 0.62 per cent, to $32.27 on 8.9 […]

TORONTO — Bob Geldof wasn’t sold on the idea of a Live Aid stage musical, at least not at first. To paraphrase his colourful words, he thought it was a crappy idea.  Producers had approached him with an early draft of “Just For One Day,” their pop-infused stage show about the making of the legendary […]

TORONTO — Strength in base metals helped Canada’s main stock index post a small gain Monday, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 42.38 points at 22,011.62. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 146.43 points at 38,386.09. The S&P 500 index was up 16.21 points at 5,116.17,while […]

TORONTO — Auston Matthews will be alongside his teammates in Boston.  Whether the Maple Leafs sniper is on the ice with Toronto facing elimination is another massive question mark in a series that’s already featured plenty of lineup secrecy and intrigue.  Matthews didn’t practise as the Leafs prepared for Tuesday’s must-win Game 5 down 3-1 […]

Two Ontario universities are warning anyone planning to follow the lead of pro-Palestinian student activists in the U.S. and elsewhere in Canada that setting up encampments on campus will not be tolerated.  The University of Toronto and the University of Ottawa say they understand tensions are high, many people are feeling anxious due to the […]