Blue Jays decline $8M club option for outfielder Myles Straw
The Toronto Blue Jays have declined the 2027 club option for outfielder Myles Straw, the MLB club announced Monday. The option was for US$8 million and would have been the fourth season of the 32-year-old’s five-year, $25 million deal. Straw had three home runs and 26 RBIs while batting .241 in 147 games for Toronto […]
OSAP pause hits paramedic students bound to work in underserved areas
Paramedic students at a career college in northern Ontario who were approved to receive funding through a signature government program aiming to boost health-care staffing have been swept up in the provincewide pause on student aid. More than 40 affected students have already dropped out, their school says. Members of Premier Doug Ford’s government have […]
Leonard Cohen lives on as his son and grandson mark 10 years since singer’s...
Ten years after losing his father, Adam Cohen spots him everywhere.
Carney calls for expanded trade with Caribbean at Commonwealth leaders meeting
ST JOHN'S — Canada and the Caribbean have barely begun to realize what's possible in their trading relationship, Prime Minister Mark Carney told a working breakfast of Commonwealth leaders Tuesday.
Spanish police investigating after soccer player dies following on-field collision
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter after a soccer player died following an on-field collision with the opposing team's goalkeeper in a second-division match.
The U.S. Senate races Canadians should be watching
It’s a day the U.S. Democrats have been waiting for, and one that’s been keeping Republicans up at night. Americans will head to the polls to vote in the 2026 midterm election to determine who will makeup the U.S. Congress. Host Caryn Ceolin speaks to Robert Speel, a political science and public administration professor at Penn […]
More Canadians report skipping meals because they can’t afford groceries: survey
Results from an annual national poverty survey paint a worsening picture of food affordability in Canada, especially for young people, as tariffs imposed by the United States continue to shake up the Canadian economy. The Salvation Army’s 2026 Poverty and Socioeconomic Analysis, released today, polled more than 1,500 Canadians and found that 31 per cent […]
Toronto’s child hunger rates nearly double as city sees 4.1M food bank visits: report
When Volodymyr Kravchuk visits the Daily Bread Food Bank, he’s constantly thinking about his two young sons.
Former Alberta junior hockey executive charged with sex offences against players
A former junior hockey executive in Alberta has been charged with sexually exploiting three players. Tyler King, 39, was arrested Friday at a U.S. border crossing in Ontario, RCMP announced Monday. He had been working with the State University of New York campus at Oswego in New York state. RCMP said the 39-year-old is to […]
Peel school board ‘deeply saddened’ after current, former students killed in crash
The Peel District School Board (PDSB) says it’s “deeply saddened” after four young people, three of whom had ties to the school district, died when the car they were travelling in fell into a ravine in Puslinch, Ont., just outside Guelph. The school board in the region west of Toronto says one current and two […]






