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TORONTO — The Blue Jays were left to focus on the small victories Thursday after the Detroit Tigers avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-1 win over Toronto at Rogers Centre.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Sarah Nurse was poised to jump over the boards to celebrate — on at least three separate occasions.

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — Sarah Nurse scored at 4:26 of overtime and Canada dodged its biggest women's hockey upset, beating Sweden 3-2 on Thursday night in the world championship quarterfinals.

LONDON, Ont. — Ryan Humphrey scored twice, Sean McGurn had a goal and three assists and the London Knights cruised to a 5-1 series-opening win over the Kitchener Rangers Thursday night.

TORONTO — Clement Virgo's deeply personal film about Black boyhood dominated the Canadian Screen Awards Thursday as members of the entertainment scene gathered for the first in-person festivities in four years. "Brother," a Scarborough, Ont.

An independent expert panel is calling for systemic change at the Thunder Bay Police Service and the board overseeing it, saying an anti-racism policy, a trauma-informed approach to policing and a formal forum for consultation with First Nations shou

TORONTO — Italian star winger Lorenzo Insigne, who has played just 34 minutes for Toronto FC this season because of a groin injury, has been upgraded to questionable for Saturday's game against visiting Atlanta.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,564.49, up 110.17): Copper Mountain Mining Corp. (TSX:CMMC). Materials. Up 41 cents, or 18.14 per cent, to $2.67 on 10.

Hamilton's city council declared a state of emergency on Thursday over homelessness, opioid addiction and mental health issues in the city.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose more than 100 points Thursday while U.S. stock markets climbed steadily throughout the day to post gains of more than one per cent after two pieces of positive economic news.