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TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

TORONTO — A pivotal big offensive late-game inning was absent for the most part from the Toronto Blue Jays outings before the all-star break.

TORONTO — Chip Ganassi Racing has been at the forefront of hiring women to its IndyCar Racing team, a strategy that has helped put two of its drivers atop the season's standings.

TORONTO — Advocacy groups and shelter operators called Friday on all levels of government to immediately help Toronto's overstretched shelter system cope with the high numbers of refugee claimants who are unhoused.

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival is still more than a month away, but a pair of U.S. entertainment worker strikes have Hollywood North worried the annual event won't offer the usual boost for local businesses.

TORONTO (AP) — This just feels like home to Scott Dixon. The 42-year-old driver from New Zealand often jokes that as the only IndyCar race in a Commonwealth country, the Honda Indy Toronto is essentially in his backyard.

Researchers and contractors were combing over the site of a tornado that tore through a south-end Ottawa neighbourhood Thursday to assess its aftermath and begin cleanup.

Toronto just feels like home to Scott Dixon. The New Zealander often jokes that as the only IndyCar race in a Commonwealth country, the Honda Indy Toronto is essentially his backyard.

A 32-year-old man charged in the death of a woman killed by a stray bullet in Toronto previously served 15 months in jail after stabbing someone in the heart, one episode in a lengthy criminal history.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,262.07, down 15.57): Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Healthcare. Down 34 cents, or 40.00 per cent, to 51 cents on 24.8 million shares.