Springer, Sanchez and Okamoto all homer as Jays sweep Athletics
George Springer, Jesus Sanchez and Kazuma Okamoto hit homers and Eric Lauer had nine strikeouts as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Athletics 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep. Springer turned on the first pitch Luis...
Chesney the kangaroo scales tall fence and flees petting zoo for three days on the...
How does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo? It’s not the opening line to a dad joke. If you’re Chesney the kangaroo, you scale an eight-foot (2 1/2 meter) fence and go on the lam for three days, giving your...
Heavy winter snowfall helping farmers ahead of growing season
Last year, Ontario farmers, including those around the Golden Horseshoe, were hit hard by persistent drought conditions in the late summer and early fall, with a number of growers confirming a significant hit to their yields. But this year, Mother...
‘It’s ridiculous’: U.S. closing historic Border Road to Canadian traffic
COUTTS — Amid the howling winds of the Sweet Grass Hills lies Border Road, a 14-kilometre ribbon of manicured gravel stretching between the United States and Canada. The shared road is on the Montana side, but Alberta maintains it. North...
Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a private Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, setting off a wave...
European Parliament member Rima Hassan says she was denied entry to Canada
MONTRÉAL — A French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament says she was denied entry into Canada only days before she was scheduled to participate in conferences in Montreal. Rima Hassan wrote online that she was “prevented” from coming to Canada...
Online campaign started for severely injured flight attendant of fatal Air Canada crash in New...
The family of the flight attendant severely injured in the Air Canada crash at LaGuardia airport, which killed two pilots, have started a campaign to help with her recovery while providing the horrifying details of what she endured during last...
Arrest made in fatal East York stabbing
A 21-year-old man is facing a murder charge in connection with a fatal stabbing in East York. Investigators were called about an altercation behind a building just before 10 p.m. on March 25 in the area of Donlands Avenue and...
Holloway, Binnington lead Blues to 5-1 win over Maple Leafs
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist, sparking St. Louis to 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, the Blues’ fourth win in a row. Jordan Binnington registered 12 saves in making just...
Fire crews battling 2-alarm blaze in Etobicoke
Toronto Fire is battling a two-alarm house fire in Etobicoke. Fire crews were called to a home on St. George’s Road in the Dundas Street West and Royal York Road area just after 10 p.m. Saturday. Toronto police say neighbouring...
