York Region

HAMILTON — James Butler and Destin Talbert scored touchdowns set up by turnovers as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats held on to beat the Toronto Argonauts 27-24 for their first win of the season Saturday night. Hamilton (1-5) earned just its second win in its last 12 games against its longtime rival. The Ticats narrowly averted dropping […]

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette is expected to miss “multiple weeks” because of a strained right calf, manager John Schneider said Saturday. A two-time All-Star and two-time AL hits leader, Bichette was injured while running to first base on a line drive that ended the sixth inning of Friday’s 5-4 loss […]

TORONTO — A pregnant woman and her unborn baby are dead after being hit by a vehicle in downtown Toronto. Police say the 42-year-old woman was hit late Thursday afternoon as she was using a crosswalk on Queen Street East. The 70-year-old driver remained at the scene. The woman was rushed to hospital but was […]

TORONTO — It wasn’t perfect but My Boy Prince still showed Saturday he deserves to be considered among the favourites for next month’s $1-million King’s Plate. My Boy Prince, with Sahin Civaci aboard, reared at the start but still recovered to win the $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. The 1-5 favourite […]

TORONTO — In what may have been his final appearance as a Toronto Blue Jay, nothing went right for lefty Yusei Kikuchi in the sixth inning on Saturday. Kikuchi cruised through five innings, striking out six and only allowed an unearned run. But then he couldn’t get anybody and the Detroit Tigers took advantage to […]

TORONTO — In what may have been his final appearance as a Toronto Blue Jay, nothing went right for lefty Yusei Kikuchi in the sixth inning on Saturday. Kikuchi cruised through five innings, striking out six and only allowed an unearned run. But then he couldn’t get anybody and the Detroit Tigers took advantage to […]

TORONTO (AP) — Jake Rogers hit his third career grand slam during a six-run sixth inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Saturday for their 10th win in 12 games. Andy Ibáñez had two hits and two RBIs for the Tigers. Rogers hit his seventh home run off Trevor Richards, […]

TORONTO — It all seems lined up for Colton Herta to win his first NTT IndyCar Series event in over two years. Herta claimed pole position in qualifying at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto on Saturday at Exhibition Place, posting a fastest lap time of 59.5431 seconds. Better yet, Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood […]

TORONTO (AP) — Colton Herta took the IndyCar pole position Saturday on the Exhibition Place street course, turning a lap at 59.5431 seconds Trying to win for the first time this season, the Andretti Global driver will start alongside Andretti teammate Kyle Kirkwood on Sunday, Kirwood had a lap at 59.6375. Meyer Shank’s Felix Rosenqvist […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to British Columbia on Sunday, where he will be on vacation with his family until Aug. 1. A government official says the Prime Minister’s Office is not disclosing the specific location for security reasons. Spokesman Mohammad Hussain says in an email that Trudeau travels on government aircraft […]