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Rays SS Taylor Walls says gesture wasn't meant as Trump endorsement and he likely won't do it again

Rays SS Taylor Walls says gesture wasn't meant as Trump endorsement and he likely won't do it again

TORONTO (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls said Tuesday that his Donald Trump-inspired celebration of a hit Sunday was not intended as an endorsement of the Republican presidential candidate and added he was unlikely to do it again.
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Feds were warned about setting 'significant precedent' with Ukraine visa program

Feds were warned about setting 'significant precedent' with Ukraine visa program

OTTAWA — Federal immigration officials warned the government it risked undermining the temporary immigration system with the design of the emergency visa program for war-displaced Ukrainians, newly released court documents show.
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S&P/TSX composite index dragged lower Tuesday by energy, U.S. markets also down

S&P/TSX composite index dragged lower Tuesday by energy, U.S. markets also down

TORONTO — Losses in the energy sector led Canada's main stock index lower on Tuesday, while U.S. stock markets were also down.
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LCBO stores reopen across Ontario after two-week strike by workers

LCBO stores reopen across Ontario after two-week strike by workers

TORONTO — Customers were able to return to hundreds of Ontario's liquor stores as they reopened Tuesday following a two-week strike, but tensions between the union representing workers and the government dragged on.
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'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek gets first-class tribute with U.S. Postal Service stamp

'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek gets first-class tribute with U.S. Postal Service stamp

TORONTO — "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek is being posthumously honoured with a U.S. postage stamp. A sheet of stamps featuring the legendary Canadian-born quiz show host was unveiled on Monday, timed for what would've been his 84th birthday.
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Toronto man facing charges after same person sexually assaulted three times

Toronto man facing charges after same person sexually assaulted three times

TORONTO — A man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted the same person, who he did not know, on three separate occasions in downtown Toronto.
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One of Canada's new navy ships stopped in Hawaii after taking on water

One of Canada's new navy ships stopped in Hawaii after taking on water

OTTAWA — One of the country's newest navy ships is tied up in a U.S. port after it took on 20,000 litres of water because of a leak. HMCS Max Bernays is one of Canada's new Arctic and offshore patrol ships, built in Halifax by Irving Shipyards.
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Hendrix, Ajou claim top scores in weekly CFL honour roll

Hendrix, Ajou claim top scores in weekly CFL honour roll

TORONTO — Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Ajou Ajou and defensive lineman DeWayne Hendrix of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were among the top performers in the CFL's weekly honour roll Tuesday. Ajou was the top-rated offensive player with a grade of 81.
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Peel police arrest 18 people as a result of robbery and carjacking investigation

Peel police arrest 18 people as a result of robbery and carjacking investigation

BRAMPTON, ONT. — Peel Region police say they have arrested 18 people, including three teens, as part of an investigation into an organized crime network linked to multiple violent home invasions, armed robberies and carjackings.
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Coroner reports link four suicides in New Zealand to Kenneth Law

Coroner reports link four suicides in New Zealand to Kenneth Law

A New Zealand coroner has found links between four deaths in that country and Kenneth Law, who is facing murder charges in Ontario for allegedly selling substances that could be used for self-harm.
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