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Blue Jays Travis Shaw offers mea culpa on COVID-19 tweets, says they were "tone-deaf"

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Travis Shaw has apologized for a series of tweets where he criticized COVID-19 rules and the team's plan to enforce a closed environment at Rogers Centre and adjoining hotel should their Major League Baseball season be pla

Jul 12, 2020 5:48 PM Read more >

Quebecers must now register online with NB and PEI to travel to Iles-de-la-Madeleine

Quebecers travelling to the Iles-de-la-Madeleine by car through New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island this summer must now register online with those provinces, the Quebec government announced Sunday.

Jul 12, 2020 4:33 PM Read more >

Man dead following shooting that injured four others, Toronto police say

TORONTO — One man is dead following a drive-by shooting that injured four other Friday night. Toronto Police say they responded to a call at a plaza near Jane Street and St. Clair Avenue West around 10:20 p.m.

Jul 12, 2020 3:32 PM Read more >

One man is dead following shooting in Hamilton, police say

Hamilton police say one man is dead following a double-shooting on Friday night. Police say shots rang out from a dark SUV towards a blue BMW on Red Hill Valley Parkway.

Jul 12, 2020 2:47 PM Read more >

Two separate weekend shootings in Toronto send multiple victims to hospital

TORONTO — Two shootings over the weekend have sent multiple people to hospital. One man was in serious condition after an incident early Sunday morning. Const. Edward Parks says police responded to reports of a shooting at a home in west-end Toronto.

Jul 12, 2020 1:42 PM Read more >

Police charge mother with attempted murder after stabbing of her children

Toronto Police have charged a 36-year-old mother following a stabbing involving her two young children in an apartment unit.

Jul 12, 2020 11:38 AM Read more >

Mother charged in stabbing of four-year-old boy, six-month-old girl

Toronto police say a 36-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder after her two children — a four-year-old boy and six-month-old girl — were found with stab wounds on Saturday.

Jul 11, 2020 7:47 PM Read more >

Montreal urging bar patrons, employees to get COVID-19 test after several cases

MONTREAL — Public health officials are urging anyone who has frequented a bar on the Island of Montreal since Canada Day to get a COVID-19 test after several cases stemming from drinking establishments.

Jul 11, 2020 6:41 PM Read more >

Toronto Cat Rescue recovered 150 cats in bad condition from hoarding house

TORONTO — A cat rescue organization says it recovered more than a hundred cats from inside a home on Friday.

Jul 11, 2020 5:28 PM Read more >

Montoyo hopes Blue Jays can call Toronto home during shortened MLB season

TORONTO — Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo knows where he'd like the team to play its home games this season: the friendly confines of Toronto's Rogers Centre.

Jul 11, 2020 5:26 PM Read more >