Ontario News

TORONTO — Unifor says nearly 130 Canadian truck drivers were told not to report for work after the Teamsters Union said U.S. trucking giant Yellow Corp. was shutting down operations and filing for bankruptcy.

TORONTO — As a teen and into her 20s, Debra Wells-Hopey bought women's magazines by the dozen and devoured all the articles about weight loss she could find. She tried diet after diet and counted every calorie.

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says a 25-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot by a Toronto police officer. The Special Investigations Unit says Toronto police responded around 2:30 a.m.

TORONTO — Urbanation Inc. says Greater Toronto Area new condo sales experienced their slowest first half of the year since 2013.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed free agents Garrett Temple, Mouhamadou Gueye, and Kevin Obanor, the team announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it saw its highest July box office of all time as "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" sent droves to theatres last month. The Toronto-based cinema chain says the record month surpassed $86 million in net box office revenues.

TORONTO — The Avion rewards program is opening up to people who aren't clients of Royal Bank of Canada. The Toronto-based bank says Canadians will now be allowed into the free rewards program regardless of where they bank or shop.

TORONTO — George Weston Ltd. says its latest quarter delivered a profit attributable to common shareholders of $498 million. The company, which holds large stakes in Loblaw Companies Ltd.

TORONTO (AP) — Austin Hays made a leaping, game-saving catch of Whit Merrifield’s liner in the ninth inning, and the AL-best Baltimore Orioles remained unbeaten at Toronto this season, outlasting the Blue Jays 4-2 on Monday night.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays dropped an important game to a division rival, but losing all-star shortstop Bo Bichette to injury is more concerning.