York Region

HAMILTON — Mackenzie Hughes had the dream scenario of winning the RBC Canadian Open in his hometown within reach but then it all slipped away. Hughes started the final round of the men’s national golf championship tied for second, four shots back of Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre. Hughes had three birdies on his first four holes […]

HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — Robert MacIntyre, with father Dougie at his side as his caddie, held on to win the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Four strokes ahead entering the final round at Hamilton Golf and Country Club, MacIntyre shot a 2-under 68 to beat playing partner Ben Griffin […]

HAMILTON — Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre has won the RBC Canadian Open. He started the day with a four-shot lead and finished with a 2-under 68, 16-under overall, for his first-ever PGA Tour victory. Ben Griffin of the United States shot a 5-under 65 to finish second, a shot behind MacIntyre. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., […]

MONTREAL — Police and first responders combed the banks and water of Montreal’s Rivière des Prairies on Sunday searching for the occupant of a vehicle that plunged into the river in the early morning hours. Montreal police said nobody had been found in either the vehicle or the surrounding waters as of Sunday evening. Police […]

TORONTO (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach had two hits and two RBIs, Chris Bassitt pitched five innings to remain unbeaten in five career starts against Pittsburgh and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Pirates 5-4 on Sunday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Davis Schneider each had an RBI and Daulton Varsho scored twice as the Blue Jays […]

TORONTO — Daniel Vogelbach hit a go-ahead two-run double in Toronto’s three-run fifth inning to help the Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre. The veteran designated hitter welcomed reliever Hunter Stratton to the game by driving a pitch to the wall in centre field, allowing […]

MARKHAM, Ont. — Montreal’s Audrey Lamothe helped Canada win three medals Sunday on the final day of competition at a World Cup artistic swimming event. Lamothe teamed with Jacqueline Simoneau for silver in the women duet free competition. She also helped Canada to two team medals — silver in the team free and bronze in […]

HAMILTON — Al Riddell was going to go have a quiet Sunday afternoon coffee with his family when his dad asked if he had heard that Mike (Fluff) Cowan, C.T. Pan’s caddie, had slipped during the fourth round of the RBC Canadian Open and that a fan had started carrying his bag for him. Riddell […]

OTTAWA — The owners of an Ontario plastics plant that’s been emitting dangerous levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene say they need more time to comply with federal rules. In mid-May, Environment Canada set out tougher air quality standards in the Sarnia, Ont., area in a move targeted at Ineos Styrolution. Now, the company says […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian and Chinese defence ministers met in Singapore this week, marking the first in-person meeting between those officials in years. Bill Blair sat down with Admiral Dong Jun on Friday while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue, an international security conference. In a statement issued after the meeting, Blair said he expressed concern about […]