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DUNEDIN — His spot at the top of the batting order no longer secure and his statistics trending downward, George Springer has plenty to prove as he enters the penultimate season of his six-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. Manager John Schneider plans to give the veteran right-fielder some reps in left field this […]

OTTAWA — The government’s fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent. In a new report, the parliamentary budget officer says that a Canadian family in the lowest earning group could expect to receive an average of $6,100 in […]

OTTAWA — More Canadians have expressed an interest in joining the military since U.S. President Donald Trump took office — but the Canadian Armed Forces isn’t attributing that spike to Trump and his talk of annexing Canada. The Canadian Armed Forces received roughly 1,000 more applications over the last month than it did in the […]

Passengers are recounting their experience being “fully sideways” and upside down after their plane crashed on a Toronto airport runway on Monday, as investigators continue to probe the accident that left 21 people injured. Delta Flight 4819 from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed on landing around 2:30 p.m. at Toronto Pearson Airport. Video footage that appeared […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed Jared Rhoden to a 10-day contract, the NBA team announced Wednesday. The six-foot-five, 210-pound shooting guard appeared in four NBA games with Charlotte this season. He has also played in 20 Tip-Off Tournament and regular-season games with Greensboro and Raptors 905 in the NBA G League, averaging 16.6 […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell more than 100 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the base metals sector, while U.S. stock markets also moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 106.17 points at 25,542.67. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 151.18 points at 44,405.16. The […]

OTTAWA — The government’s fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent. In a new report, the parliamentary budget officer says that a Canadian family in the lowest earning group could expect to receive an average of $6,100 in […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is moving ahead with a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto. The Liberal government says the planned rail network will span approximately 1,000 kilometres and reach speeds of up to 300 kilometres an hour. There will be stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montréal, […]

The City of Niagara Falls has approved an application by Marineland to sever its property so it can raise money to move its animals and operate the park. The city approved the application at a committee of adjustment hearing Tuesday evening. A lawyer for Marineland says the park has not yet been sold and money […]

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says it has signed an almost $1.3-billion deal to sell Helly Hansen to a U.S. owner of several clothing brands. Canadian Tire says the agreement will see the sportswear company wind up in the hands of Kontoor Brands, which owns Wrangler, Lee and Rock & Republic. Canadian Tire, which […]