York Region

Residents in much of Ontario are bracing for the first major heat wave of the year this week, with Environment Canada forecasting scorching temperatures that could feel like 45 C in parts of the province. The agency has issued a heat warning for an area that spans London to Ottawa, stretching up to Sault Ste. […]

TORONTO (AP) — Daulton Varsho hit his third career grand slam, Ernie Clement added a two-run home run and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Sunday. José Berríos pitched six innings to end a four-start winless streak as the Blue Jays took two of three from the AL […]

TORONTO — Daulton Varsho’s grand slam in the fifth inning powered the Toronto Blue Jays past the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Sunday. Ernie Clement had a two-run homer in the second to give Toronto (35-36) an early lead. Addison Barger added an RBI single in the fifth. Jose Berrios (6-5) allowed four runs on eight […]

TORONTO — Toronto police are searching for two suspects in an ongoing homicide investigation after what it described as an altercation that left a 16-year-old boy dead. Police say officers were called to a shooting in the Glendower Circuit and Birchmount Road area just before 2 p.m. on Saturday. The police service says two shooters […]

OTTAWA — Joel Waterman has replaced injured winger Junior Hoilett on the Canadian men’s soccer team’s Copa America roster. Canada opens the tournament Thursday against reigning World Cup champion Argentina in Atlanta. The Canadians, ranked 49th in the world, will also face No. 32 Peru and No. 42 Chile in the group stage. Canada Soccer […]

OTTAWA — National Defence Minister Bill Blair’s office says sending a Canadian ship to Cuba, where it docked alongside some of Russia’s fleet, was a “carefully” planned move to increase its presence in the region. Spokesman Daniel Minden issued a statement saying the visit to Havana’s port “was carefully and fulsomely planned,” and the minister […]

Workers at Ontario’s primary liquor retailer are one step closer to a potential strike after union members voted overwhelmingly in favour of a mandate to walk off the job. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union said Saturday that 97 per cent of participating LCBO workers voted in favour of a strike. It says 8,060 LCBO […]

TORONTO (AP) — Hugo Cuypers scored first in a three-goal second half and the Chicago Fire cruised to a 4-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night. Chicago (4-8-6) took a 1-0 lead in the 41st minute on a goal by Maren Haile-Selassie. Fabian Herbers notched an assist on Haile-Selassie’s second netter this season. Toronto […]

TORONTO — George Springer, Addison Barger and Spencer Horwitz all had RBI singles in a second-inning rally as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 on Saturday. Isiah Kiner-Falefa added an RBI single in the fourth for the Blue Jays (34-36) and Daulton Varsho drove in another run in the fifth. Relief pitcher […]

WINDSOR — The second bridge that will connect Windsor, Ont. and Detroit, Mich. has officially become an international crossing, as crews completed the installation of the final two edge girders linking the bridge deck on each side of the border. While the project won’t open before next year, an update on construction of the Gordie […]