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TORONTO — Justin Turner is heading west. The Toronto Blue Jays dealt the veteran infielder/designated hitter to the Seattle Mariners on Monday for outfield prospect RJ Schreck, a team source told The Canadian Press. The 39-year-old Turner signed with Toronto for one season at US$13 million back in January. But despite high hopes coming into […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index dipped on Monday, dragged down by losses in the energy and tech sectors while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 35.24 points at 22,779.57. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 49.41 points at 40,539.93. The S&P 500 index was up 4.44 […]

OTTAWA — A newly released internal report from the federal public service says Black and racialized Privy Council Office employees experience racial stereotyping, microaggressions and other forms of discrimination in the workplace. The Coalition Against Workplace Discrimination obtained the report using the Access to Information Act. It details barriers for employees of colour at the […]

A blind dog has found a new home after she was brought to the humane society in Kitchener, Ont., in rough condition. The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo and Stratford Perth says the dog named Honey was found covered with mud and wandering around aimlessly earlier this month. She was completely blind due to glaucoma […]

A coroner’s inquest into the death of a First Nations woman is expected to shed light on the challenges of delivering health care in remote communities. The inquest that opened today in Thunder Bay, Ont. is looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of 31-year-old Ruthann Quequish on April 1, 2017. She died from complications […]

TORONTO — Widespread losses pushed Canada’s main stock index lower Monday morning as U.S. markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 82.76 points at 22,732.05. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 126.13 points at 40,463.21. The S&P 500 index was down 4.27 points at 5,462.68, while the Nasdaq composite […]

WATERLOO, Ont. — A U.S. court has dismissed three claims made by a former BlackBerry Ltd. employee who alleges the company’s chief executive sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her after she reported the behaviour. U.S. magistrate judge Sallie Kim granted BlackBerry and John Giamatteo’s request to throw out a claim that they fostered […]

TORONTO — Sebastian Massabie apparently wasn’t satisfied with breaking three national records at the Canadian Swimming Championships, so on Sunday he turned to breaking world records. On the second last day of competition at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Massabie — of the South Surrey, B.C.-based Pacific Sea Wolves Swim Club — once again […]

PARIS — Fencer Eleanor Harvey added to Canada’s medal haul while the tested Canadian women’s soccer team staged an epic comeback on Sunday at the Paris Olympics. Harvey defeated Italy’s Alice Volpi 15-12 to capture bronze in the women’s individual foil, earning Canada’s first Olympic fencing medal. Swimmer Summer McIntosh won Canada’s first medal of […]

TORONTO (AP) — Daulton Varsho homered in the first inning for the second straight game, José Berríos pitched seven sharp innings to snap a three-start winless streak and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champions. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a […]