Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer seeks answers for ‘confusing’ forearm issue
Max Scherzer hoped he’d be ramping back up towards the big-league roster by now, but a “confusing” battle with forearm tendinitis still has him searching for answers. After playing catch at Tropicana Field on Wednesday morning, he spoke to a...
Toronto bars frustrated by FIFA’s ‘ridiculous’ trademark rules
There are only five weeks left until the World Cup, and Toronto bars are going to have to get creative to get around FIFA’s strict branding rules. The world governing body of soccer doesn’t allow unauthorized businesses to use their...
Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Jeffrey Epstein’s suspected suicide try
NEW YORK (AP) — A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday, years after being sealed and locked in a courthouse vault as part of...
Man linked to Romanian organized crime arrested in Facebook marketplace scam in Durham Region
A 38-year-old Romanian national is facing several charges in connection with a used car engine oil scam. Police in Durham Region say on April 27, 2026, someone in Uxbridge arranged to meet with a man after being contacted about a...
Canadian officials to meet cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak when it docks at Spanish port
Government officials will be on hand in Spain’s Canary Islands to meet Canadians when they disembark a cruise ship that is at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Three passengers suspected to be infected were flown to the Netherlands...
Nine cases confirmed in legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Toronto: health unit
Toronto public health officials say nine cases have been confirmed in an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease. Toronto Public Health says there’s been no change in the number of confirmed cases as of Wednesday, and officials are investigating the source of...
Foreign actors producing more false content about Alberta separatism: report
EDMONTON — Foreign actors are increasingly generating articles, podcasts and social media posts riddled with disinformation about Alberta’s separatist movement, says a new report. The report from a team of researchers, published Wednesday by the Canadian monitoring platform DisinfoWatch, says...
Canadian online critic of Trump sues U.S. Homeland Security for trying to unmask him
The U.S. government wants Google to unmask an anonymous Canadian critic of President Donald Trump, a move the American Civil Liberties Union says could have a chilling effect on free speech. The Canadian citizen who posts anonymous online criticism of...
Carney says he’ll consult Trudeau’s committee on Senate picks
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he will consult with an independent advisory board set up under former prime minister Justin Trudeau before he moves to fill a growing list of Senate vacancies. Some senators have said they’re concerned...
City promising better communication after foul smell wafts through east end
The Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant is the largest of its kind in Canada, handling the excretions of 1.2 million people. The 75-acre plant processes 600 million litres a day, almost double that during a heavy rainstorm. Nearby the plant is...
