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TORONTO — Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins wouldn’t tip his hand on off-season plans Tuesday and instead spoke in generalities ahead of what should be an interesting few weeks on baseball’s free agency scene. Atkins, who held a 25-minute availability during a meeting of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Toronto chapter, said he […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission board voted on Tuesday to ban mobility devices with lithium-ion batteries, including electric bikes and scooters, during winter months. The ban on e-bikes and e-scooters inside TTC vehicles and stations would be in effect between Nov. 15 and April 15 each year, following concerns over potential fire hazards. It […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League have signed Ayami Sato, making the Japanese pitcher the league’s first female player. The team announced the signing in a release Tuesday. Widely considered the top female pitcher in baseball, the 34-year-old Sato helped Japan win five of its seven consecutive Women’s Baseball World […]

THREE HILLS, Alta. — A B.C. woman charged in connection with a 60-thousand-dollar meat scam last year has been arrested in Ontario. RCMP say Krysta-Lyn Williams of Penticton, was arrested in Picton, Ontario, last week with the assistance of Ontario Provincial Police. Williams, who is 36, was charged Nov. 20 and had a warrant issued […]

TORONTO — Strength in base metal stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index Tuesday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 45.40 points at 25,635.73. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 76.47 points at 44,705.53. The S&P 500 index was up 2.73 points at 6,049.88, while […]

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is pledging to set up a trade office in Washington, D.C., in the new year. Premier Wab Kinew says he hasn’t yet picked an individual to lead it or set a budget, but hopes to have the office, which may include other staff, in place before the end of March. […]

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller says that the recent pause in most private refugee sponsorships is because there is an “oversupply” of applications and they don’t want to give people fleeing war zones false hope. The government announced a pause on privately sponsored refugee applications from community organizations and groups of five or more […]

FORT SEVERN, Ont. — Police in a northern Ontario First Nation say a man who jumped onto a polar bear that lunged at his wife early this morning has been seriously injured but is expected to recover. The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service says a couple stepped out of their home in Fort Severn First Nation […]

TORONTO — A new report says Canada needs to rethink its approach to health care to help manage rising costs as people age. CSA Group, an organization that helps policymakers develop standards around health and safety, says health care currently costs about $12,000 per year for each person 65 years and older, compared to $2,700 […]

Ontario Provincial Police say a teenager has been charged with second-degree murder after a death in Couchiching First Nation in northern Ontario. The OPP say Treaty Three Police Service and medics responded Sunday to an incident at a residence where one person was pronounced dead. A 16-year-old who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal […]