York Region

OTTAWA — Calls have intensified for Justin Trudeau to resign as head of the party he almost single-handedly pulled back from the brink after a decimating electoral defeat in 2011. Still Trudeau has been steadfast in his intention to lead the party into the next election. But even as several former elected Liberals, party faithful […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have designated reliever Tim Mayza for assignment. The team recalled right-hander Jose Cuas from Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move. Toronto also made Cuas active for Saturday afternoon’s game against the New York Yankees. Cuas had been claimed off waivers by the Blue Jays on Sunday from the Chicago […]

TORONTO — When Zhya Aramiy was living in Turkey and Iraq, he had to keep his Pride flags hidden away. Aramiy, who identifies as gay, fled from Iraq at the age of 27 after facing threats, physical violence and ostracization from his family because of his sexuality. “I was at the point where I said, […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays had the good vibrations of their mini two-game win streak wiped out by the booming bats of the New York Yankees on Friday. The Yankees enjoyed a six-run sixth inning and piled on with seven more in the ninth en route to a humiliating 16-5 loss for the Blue […]

TORONTO — Backup quarterback Caleb Evans threw a TD pass and ran for another as the Montreal Alouettes remained unbeaten with a 30-20 road win over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Montreal (4-0) earned a team-record ninth straight regular-season victory and also extended its overall CFL win streak to 12 games that includes last […]

TORONTO — A three-run homer from Juan Soto and Gleyber Torres’s two-run blast sparked a six-run sixth inning and a 16-5 win for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. The victory snapped the Yankees (53-31) season-high four-game losing streak and halted the Blue Jays (37-44) mini two-game win streak before […]

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Olympic basketball team general manager Rowan Barrett said Friday that the Golden State Warriors are blocking Andrew Wiggins from competing in Paris. Wiggins was among the 20 players who received invitations to camp to determine the Olympic team. “For us, Andrew was fine,” Barrett said. “We were talking to him consistently, […]

TORONTO — Andrew Wiggins will not have his chance to be with Canada looking ahead to the Paris Olympics. Rowan Barrett, the general manager of Canada’s men’s basketball team, confirmed that Wiggins was being held out from competing at camp by his NBA team, the Golden State Warriors. Barrett said he received the call “a […]

SURREY, B.C. — The father of Tori Dunn says her family and friends are angry that the justice system has failed them, after police announced a murder charge against a man who was released from custody weeks before her killing in Surrey, B.C., this month. Aron Dunn said at a news conference Friday that his […]

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP who is not seeking re-election has sent an email to fellow caucus members calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader. Tension among some members of the caucus has increased after the Liberals lost the stronghold seat of Toronto—St. Paul’s to the Conservatives by about 600 […]