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TORONTO — Tyler O’Neill homered and Ceddanne Rafaela drove in David Hamilton with the go-ahead run in Boston’s two-run eighth inning as the Red Sox came back for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. O’Neill led off the frame with a 408-foot blast off left-hander Brendon Little to straightaway centre […]

TORONTO — Toronto police have identified the victims of a shooting that left three people dead, including the gunman, on Monday. Police say 54-year-old Arash Missaghi of Toronto, and 44-year-old Samira Yousefi of Concord, Ont., were killed at a commercial building in north Toronto. They say the third person found dead is a 46-year-old man […]

Energy equities nudged up Canada’s main stock index on Tuesday, balancing out a slight drop in the technology and industrial sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 23.42 points at 21,611.30. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 56.76 points at 38,834.86. The S&P 500 index was up 13.80 points at 5,487.03, […]

TORONTO — Leading the B.C. Lions to their first win of the season earned quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. the nod as top offensive player on the CFL honour roll Tuesday. Adams earned a grade of 94.6 from Pro Football Focus after completing 17-of-29 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns in B.C.’s 26-17 win over […]

OTTAWA — Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says he is not being “muzzled” by the federal Liberals over economic data related to the impact of carbon pricing. Giroux is correcting the record after he says he left the wrong impression at a committee meeting two weeks ago. On June 3, Giroux was asked about his […]

TORONTO — Celine Dion has bared her soul on stage for most of her life, but her new documentary reveals a previously unseen side of the famed Québécois singer. Amid her struggle with stiff person syndrome, “I Am: Celine Dion” offers an unflinching look at the 56-year-old’s private life as she manages the rare neurological […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court has approved a sales process and stalking horse bid for Red Lobster Canada, which is operating under court protection from creditors. The move comes after a U.S. court approved the sales process for the company which launched Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings last month. Court filings made on June 11 say […]

TORONTO — Strength in the energy sector helped Canada’s main stock index inch higher on Tuesday as the price of oil moved up. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 23.42 points at 21,611.30. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 56.76 points at 38,834.86. The S&P 500 index was up 13.80 points […]

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Jacqueline Ann Specht, Professor & Director, Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education, Western University The recent death of an Ontario child with a disability […]

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays put shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list because of a sore right calf Tuesday, retroactive to June 15, and promoted top infield prospect Orelvis Martinez from Triple-A Buffalo. A two-time AL leader in hits, Bichette has struggled this season. He’s batting .237 with four home runs […]