York Region

TORONTO — Jose Berrios struck out eight and Vladimir Guerrero extended his hit streak to 21 games with two singles in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 3-1 series-opening win against the Oakland Athletics on Friday. Guerrero also scored the winning run in the sixth inning, coming around to touch the plate on Alejandro Kirk’s fielder’s choice […]

TORONTO (AP) — Defending champion Jessica Pegula advanced to the National Bank Open quarterfinals Friday, beating qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-4 in windy conditions. The third-seeded Pegula, from nearby Buffalo, New York, took advantage of Krueger’s nine double faults. Last year in Montreal, Pegula beat Liudmila Samsonova in the final. In the night session, top-seeded […]

As the negotiating clock ticks down, the country’s two main railways are set for a nationwide strike or lockout in less than two weeks after a ruling that their work does not amount to an essential service. Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. warned Friday that lockouts on Aug. 22 are […]

Health Canada has announced a recall of several cannabis oils and softgels because they may contain unexpected amounts of THC and HHC. The agency says both ingredients are intoxicants and could pose a danger to consumers. The affected products include specific dosages of Emprise CBN+CBD Softgels, NuLeaf Naturals Full Spectrum Hemp Multicannabinoid Oil and Oil […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved higher Friday, helped by gains in base metal stocks, while U.S. stock markets also rose moderately, marking the end of a volatile trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 85.69 points at 22,311.30. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 51.05 points at 39,497.54. […]

The country’s labour tribunal says rail employees do not carry out essential work, opening the gate to a full-fledged strike in less than two weeks that has the potential to snarl the supply chain nationwide. In a pair of rulings Friday, the Canada Industrial Relations Board said a work stoppage would pose no “serious danger” […]

OTTAWA — A future Conservative government would slap massive import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and a host of other products in a bid to protect Canadian jobs, Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday. His promise comes as the Liberal government just completed the required consultations to impose tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and launched an […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office says the RCMP has started interviewing witnesses in its investigation into the government’s decision to open up parts of the protected Greenbelt for housing development. Ford has previously said he is confident nothing criminal took place, but following a significant public outcry the premier reversed course and returned […]

OTTAWA — The country’s labour tribunal says services provided by rail employees do not amount to essential work, opening the gate to a full-fledged strike in less than two weeks. In a pair of rulings Friday, the Canada Industrial Relations Board said a work stoppage would not pose a “serious danger” to public health or […]

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada his imposed sanctions on 10 people and six entities on the anniversary of the fraudulent 2020 presidential elections in Belarus. The sanctions are in response to what Joly describes as ongoing and systematic human rights abuses in Belarus, and support for Russia’s illegal war of aggression […]