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TORONTO (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach homered and scored three runs, Alek Manoah won for the first time since last August and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided their first sweep of the season by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Sunday. Alejandro Kirk reached base three times and drove in two runs as the Blue […]

TORONTO — Alek Manoah was superb for seven scoreless innings, striking out seven, as the Toronto Blue Jays fended off the Tampa Bays Rays 5-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Manoah (1-1) allowed just one walk and one hit in his best start of the season. He dropped his earned-run average from 4.91 […]

A free promotional tumbler handed out with Nütrl beverages at Ontario’s alcohol retailer is being recalled over safety concerns. Nütrl Canada says the container’s manufacturer has informed the company of a voluntary recall for the items given as a free gift at LCBO stores in April and May. They say a manufacturing defect could lead […]

GUELPH, Ont. — The Toronto Argonauts re-signed veteran CFL quarterback Nick Arbuckle on Sunday. Arbuckle, 30, spent time with Toronto in 2021, He appeared in seven games with four starts, before being dealt later than season to Edmonton. The six-foot-two, 213-pound Arbuckle started two games last season with Ottawa. He became a CFL free agent […]

Toronto FC’s bid under John Herdman to put its recent dismal past behind it took a step forward Saturday with a lopsided 5-1 win over CF Montreal. Victories over TFC’s archrival are always welcome, especially if they are emphatic. But Saturday’s romp improved Toronto’s record to 7-6-1, good for 22 points which matched the club’s […]

KINGSTON, ONTARIO — Three people are dead and five others injured after a speed boat and a fishing boat collided Saturday night on Bobs Lake north of Kingston, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the Bucks Bay area of the lake. They say two women, aged 21 and 22, […]

TORONTO — The Prime Minister’s Office has announced a federal byelection will be held in the Ontario riding of Toronto—St. Paul’s on June 24 to fill the seat left vacant by longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett.  Bennett announced in December that she was retiring as an MP after 26 years in the House of […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Inflation Statistics Canada will release its consumer price index for April on Tuesday. The reading comes after the annual inflation rate ticked up to 2.9 per cent in March compared with 2.8 per cent in February. The April reading […]

TORONTO — It was early May and wildfire season had already started to rage in Western Canada when seven people settled into a monthly support-group meeting over Zoom.   The facilitator, Toronto-based Kady Cowan, opened the conversation by prompting others to acknowledge any climate change-related concerns weighing on their minds. Worrying her, Cowan said in […]

TORONTO (AP) — Jonny DeLuca hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday for their 11th win in 15 games. Yandy Díaz reached base five times and Amed Rosario hit a two-run single for the Rays, […]