York Region

HAMILTON — He was the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ second-leading rusher last week but Bo Levi Mitchell doesn’t believe that’s kept the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive braintrust up at night. Mitchell leads Hamilton (0-1) into its home opener against Saskatchewan (1-0) on Sunday night. The veteran quarterback ran for a personal-best 36 yards on three carries in the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Will Brennan hit a solo home run and scored twice, Logan Allen pitched five innings for his first career win over Toronto, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night for their fourth win in five games. Brennan and Andrés Giménez had two hits apiece as the Guardians […]

TORONTO — Will Brennan’s solo home run in the fourth inning helped the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Daniel Schneemann had an RBI double in the second and Andres Gimenez drove in another run with a single in the fifth for Cleveland (44-23). Logan Allen (7-3) only […]

OTTAWA — The Narwhal and the Toronto Star have been named the winners of the 2023 Michener Award for their reporting about Ontario’s Greenbelt scandal. The Michener Awards Foundation says that throughout 2023, the magazine and newspaper revealed how “politically connected developers benefited from buying devalued farmland just before Premier Doug Ford lifted Greenbelt protection […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed down on Friday and for the week overall while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 59.01 points at 21,639.10, weighed down by telecoms and metals. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 57.94 points at 38,589.16. The S&P 500 index was […]

OTTAWA — Football Canada has removed the interim tag from Kevin McDonald’s job. The national organizing body for football in Canada announced McDonald as its full-time managing director. McDonald, unveiled as the interim director in April, received the permanent position on Friday. “This is an exciting time to be back in football,” McDonald said. “There’s […]

A court document shows Canadian businessman and billionaire Frank Stronach is accused of sexually assaulting three different complainants. The document, which lays out the charges against the 91-year-old, says the alleged incidents took place in 1980, 1986 and last year. Police last week said Stronach had been charged with one count of rape, one count […]

OTTAWA — Canada says it will host the G7 summit next year in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. The announcement comes as this year’s leaders’ meeting continues in Apulia, Italy. The member countries — Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — rotate hosting duties each year. Next year’s […]

OTTAWA — Federal New Democrats won’t state their position on a bill that seeks to keep minors from accessing sexually explicit material online. The legislation proposes requiring websites like Pornhub to verify the age of their users, and privacy experts warn it’s overly broad and risks violating free expression. The Liberal government opposes the private […]

A man sought by police in a homicide investigation is facing charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder after being arrested earlier this week. Ontario Provincial Police say they found the body of 30-year-old Marcel Thoma in a wooded area in Egan Township on May 23, after he had been reported missing a few days […]