Ontario News

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed left-handed pitcher Josh Walker to a one-year contract worth US$760,000, the team announced Friday. The 30-year-old made 10 appearances for the New York Mets in 2024.

OTTAWA — Political drama eclipsed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's move to rejuvenate his cabinet with fresh faces following a tumultuous week, underscoring questions about how much gas he has left in the tank as Liberal leader.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled cabinet today, filling vacancies left by Liberals who have left their posts or don't plan to run in the next federal election.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost 200 points Friday as markets broadly rose to end a rocky trading week, with the main U.S. indexes each gaining more than one per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 185.

TORONTO — "Kim's Convenience" is returning to a Toronto stage. The play that spawned the hit CBC TV series will return to Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre at the end of January, nearly 15 years after its debut.

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a woman with an extensive criminal history of impersonating nurses in several provinces to four years in prison, tacking on more time to a sentence she is already serving in Ontario.

TORONTO — Toronto's public health agency says people who travelled through Pearson Airport earlier this month may have been exposed to measles.

TORONTO — Home affordability in Canada is improving, according to a new RBC Economics report, but strains remain. The report, released Friday, said home ownership costs in Canada have eased for three consecutive quarters.

TORONTO — A Jewish girls' school in Toronto's north end was the target of an overnight shooting for the third time in less than a year, police confirmed Friday, drawing widespread condemnation.

TORONTO — A Toronto hospital network says its cancer care services have reached capacity and it is expanding to a 15-storey building to handle more patients.