York Region

More than a year after police in Ontario unravelled a massive art fraud involving the works of Norval Morrisseau, the late Indigenous artist’s family and estate say they’re still paying the price for the decades-long scheme. In monetary terms, the fraud has greatly diminished the true value of Morrisseau’s real works, his estate says. But […]

TORONTO — Immanuel Quickley will sign a five-year contract to stay with the Toronto Raptors, according to multiple reports. Quickley intends to ink the US$175 million contract when free agency officially opens on Sunday. The deal cements the 25-year-old point guard’s status as an integral part of the Raptors’ young core. He was acquired as […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.3 per cent in April, helped by strength in several industries including wholesale trade, mining and oil and gas extraction and manufacturing. The result came after real GDP was essentially unchanged in March. Statistics Canada says the growth in April came as 15 of 20 […]

TORONTO (AP) — George Springer had three hits, including a pair of three-run homers, and José Berríos pitched seven strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping New York Yankees 9-2 on Thursday night. The loss was New York’s season-worst fourth straight and ninth in 11 games, dropping the Yankees out of first […]

TORONTO — George Springer continued to swing a hot bat by slamming two early three-run homers to push the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-2 victory in their series opener against the New York Yankees on Thursday. The Blue Jays (37-43) have won back-to-back outings, while the Yankees (52-31) extended their losing streak to a […]

TORONTO (AP) — George Springer had three hits, including a pair of three-run home runs, José Berríos pitched seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping Yankees 9-2 on Friday night, handing New York its season-worst fourth straight loss and ninth in 11 games. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a solo home run, […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors had two picks heading into the 2024 NBA Draft, one late in the first round and then the first pick in the second. Somehow, they ended up netting six young players, adding significant depth in a 24-hour span. “We need to add some more young core pieces,” said Raptors general […]

DALLAS (AP) — A district court judge in Texas has dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by a woman against Dak Prescott that accused the Dallas Cowboys quarterback of sexual assault. The judge’s decision this week came just less than two months after police in Dallas decided against pursuing criminal charges in the 2017 claim against […]

TORONTO — BCE Inc. says it is cutting 43 technician jobs at its Bell Media subsidiary as part of a February move to cut nine per cent of the parent company’s workforce. The company says it will be providing training, offering voluntary severance packages and eliminating vacant positions wherever possible to mitigate the effects of […]

TORONTO — Jonathan Mogbo has been selected 31st overall by the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Draft. It was the first pick of the draft’s second round. Mogbo averaged 14.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the University of San Francisco last season. The six-foot-six, 225-pound centre from West Palm Beach, Fla., was a […]