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TORONTO — Filly Caitlinhergrtness captures the 165th running of the $1-million King’s Plate. More coming. The Canadian Press

MONTREAL — Officials are working on a plan to refloat a stuck 138-metre cargo ship that is blocking ship traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Montreal. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the Dutch ship Heemskerkgracht ran aground late Thursday in the Kahnawake area following an engine problem. They say the ship doesn’t contain any […]

TORONTO — Grammy-nominated Canadian music video director Andy Hines has wrapped production on his first feature film, which also marks the movie debut of Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin. The Nova Scotia filmmaker says “Little Lorraine” reunites him with Balvin after their numerous video collaborations. The film is produced by Los Angeles-and Toronto-based Wango Films […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained almost 250 points Friday on broad-based strength, while U.S. stock markets also rose as the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 248.61 points at 23,286.08. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was […]

The ongoing labour dispute between Canada’s largest railway companies and their workers is driving up the cost of shipping by truck, with smaller businesses disproportionately affected. The co-founder of a Canadian startup said he’s facing wildly inflated trucking costs due to the ongoing dispute, with one quoted price more than double what it would typically […]

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Fire has destroyed the wooden grandstands at a historic Southern California baseball field that appeared in “A League of Their Own” and other movies. Firefighters responded at 11:25 p.m. Thursday to a report of a fire at Jay Littleton Ball Park in the city of Ontario, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) […]

OTTAWA — As rail workers push back on the Liberal government’s effort to end a labour dispute, the federal Conservatives remain silent on the strife that poses a major threat to Canada’s economy. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon asked the Canadian Industrial Relations Board on Thursday to impose binding arbitration after Canadian National Railway Co. and […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ve arrested and charged a man who allegedly grabbed a stroller with a child in it and fled before being stopped. Police say a grandparent was pushing their grandchild in a stroller in east Toronto on Wednesday when the suspect approached and allegedly said the baby was not theirs. Police […]

TORONTO — On a night of missed opportunities, fittingly an errant field-goal try made Chad Kelly’s season debut a winning one. Lirim Hajrullahu’s single on the game’s final play earned Toronto a wild 20-19 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday night. After making his first four attempts, Hajrullahu missed from 40 yards out but […]

TORONTO — As students prepare to head back to post-secondary campuses for the fall term, tensions sparked by the pro-Palestinian protest encampments that cropped up at several Ontario universities over the summer break are lingering on for some. Several students who supported or participated in the protests say they’re disappointed in how their schools handled […]