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TORONTO (AP) — Cody Bellinger and Nico Hoerner homered in the first inning, Javier Assad pitched a career-high seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night to improve to 7-3 in August.

TORONTO — A pair of poorly located change-ups reminded José Berríos of his own humanity.

TORONTO (AP) — Former big league slugger José Bautista signed a one-day contract so he could retire with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, one day before his name is added to the team’s level of excellence.

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays optioned right-hander Alek Manoah to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, the second time this season the 2022 AL Cy Young Award finalist has been demoted to the minor leagues.

TORONTO — Alek Manoah is going back to the minors to refine his pitching delivery and prepare for a potential Toronto Blue Jays post-season run.

TORONTO — As far as Jose Bautista is concerned, he retired with the Toronto Blue Jays years ago. It's just official now.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,407.64, up 64.76): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 25 cents, or 0.59 per cent, to $42.66 on 9.4 million shares. Enbridge Inc.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock market index ticked higher on Friday to cap a week of gains, while U.S. markets were mixed.

TORONTO — The aftereffects of a ransomware attack and challenging macroeconomic conditions weighed on Indigo Books & Music Inc.'s first-quarter results, said CEO Peter Ruis.

Toronto firefighters have extinguished the majority of a blaze at an industrial site where chemicals were stored, the deputy fire chief said, adding that the incident no longer posed a public safety risk.