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TORONTO — Leylah Fernandez spent two days dissecting one opponent’s game and had to pivot quickly before hitting Centre Court on home soil on Wednesday. Fernandez was originally scheduled to face China’s Zhang Shuai in the first round of the National Bank Open at Toronto’s Sobeys Stadium, but the WTA Tour’s 63rd-ranked player was scratched […]

TORONTO — Anthony Santander’s two homers and Jackson Holliday’s monster two-run shot in the seventh inning pushed the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-3 comeback win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Santander smacked a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot to begin a three-run eighth off reliever Ryan Yarbrough as […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian government says it decided to pull its diplomats’ children and their guardians out of Israel, amid fears over an expanded Mideast war. Global Affairs Canada says it has approved the temporary relocation of the children and their guardians to a safe third country. Embassy staff are expected to remain in Israel. […]

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Arif Virani says that after an independent review Birju Dattani has agreed not to begin his appointment as chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission on Thursday as planned. Virani launched the investigation after Canadian Jewish organizations raised concerns about allegations surrounding Dattani’s past activities. Dattani, the first Muslim and […]

TORONTO (AP) — Baltimore right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will be shut down for an unspecified period because of a mild strain in his right shoulder and back but the Orioles are “optimistic” he’ll return this season, manager Brandon Hyde said Wednesday. The Orioles put Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list Wednesday, retroactive to Sunday. The move […]

TORONTO (AP) — Naomi Osaka of Japan beat another top player in her return from maternity leave, routing ninth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday in the National Bank Open. Osaka, a former No. 1 player, beat a top-20 player player for the fifth time in her return. “Everyone knows I really love […]

WASHINGTON — Premiers that share a border with Minnesota say Tim Walz understands America’s important cultural and trade relationship with Canada, after the governor was chosen as U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. “I was happy as punch,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said of Walz’s candidacy during a news conference […]

TORONTO — A senior Toronto police officer has been found guilty of two counts of misconduct, after a tribunal heard she had failed to ensure a thorough investigation and created a conflict of interest when she attended a single-vehicle collision scene involving her nephew in 2022. A decision from a Toronto police tribunal says Insp. […]

TORONTO — Marina Stakusic has advanced to the second round of the National Bank Open. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., came back to defeat Russia’s Erika Andreeva 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday in the Canadian’s first main-draw appearance at her country’s national tournament. Next up for Stakusic, who entered the week ranked 160th in […]

Another person has been arrested after allegedly making threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau online. Police say a man made violent threats against Trudeau, the police and security personnel who might attempt to interfere with his plans in an online video. RCMP made the arrest with help from the York Regional Police in Ontario. Police […]