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MONTREAL — Police and first responders combed the banks and water of Montreal’s Rivière des Prairies on Sunday searching for the occupant of a vehicle that plunged into the river in the early morning hours. Montreal police said nobody had been found in either the vehicle or the surrounding waters as of Sunday evening. Police […]

TORONTO (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach had two hits and two RBIs, Chris Bassitt pitched five innings to remain unbeaten in five career starts against Pittsburgh and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Pirates 5-4 on Sunday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Davis Schneider each had an RBI and Daulton Varsho scored twice as the Blue Jays […]

TORONTO — Daniel Vogelbach hit a go-ahead two-run double in Toronto’s three-run fifth inning to help the Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre. The veteran designated hitter welcomed reliever Hunter Stratton to the game by driving a pitch to the wall in centre field, allowing […]

MARKHAM, Ont. — Montreal’s Audrey Lamothe helped Canada win three medals Sunday on the final day of competition at a World Cup artistic swimming event. Lamothe teamed with Jacqueline Simoneau for silver in the women duet free competition. She also helped Canada to two team medals — silver in the team free and bronze in […]

HAMILTON — Al Riddell was going to go have a quiet Sunday afternoon coffee with his family when his dad asked if he had heard that Mike (Fluff) Cowan, C.T. Pan’s caddie, had slipped during the fourth round of the RBC Canadian Open and that a fan had started carrying his bag for him. Riddell […]

OTTAWA — The owners of an Ontario plastics plant that’s been emitting dangerous levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene say they need more time to comply with federal rules. In mid-May, Environment Canada set out tougher air quality standards in the Sarnia, Ont., area in a move targeted at Ineos Styrolution. Now, the company says […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian and Chinese defence ministers met in Singapore this week, marking the first in-person meeting between those officials in years. Bill Blair sat down with Admiral Dong Jun on Friday while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue, an international security conference. In a statement issued after the meeting, Blair said he expressed concern about […]

MONTREAL — A search is underway for the occupants of a vehicle that plunged into the Rivière des Prairies in Montreal early this morning. Montreal police say they received a 911 call at about 4:50 a.m. about a vehicle that drove off the end of St-Hubert street, across a narrow park and into the river […]

MONTREAL — Eight people, including four children, were taken to hospital with second and third degree burns after a fire and possible explosion at a home south of Montreal. The operations chief for the regional fire service says a call came in about a building fire at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday in St-Constant, on Montreal’s […]

TORONTO — Convocation ceremonies for graduating University of Toronto students begin Monday against the backdrop of a pro-Palestinian encampment that has remained on campus for weeks despite a trespass notice and looming legal action. More than 30 ceremonies are scheduled to take place through June 21 and the university says all events will proceed as […]