74 m. ago Blue Jays rookie Yesavage makes franchise history in first career playoff start

Toronto's first-round draft pick in 2024 had 10 strikeouts through first four innings, setting franchise record

Culture

2 h. ago Blue Jays fans lean into superstitions to bring team luck against Yankees

Rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage tapped to make his fourth career big-league start in biggest game of his career

Sport

4 h. ago Taylor Swift’s ’The Official Release Party of a Show Girl’ tops box office

LOS ANGELES — This weekend’s box office belonged to two undeniable draws: Taylor Swift and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It might have looked like a heavyweight matchup, but Swift’s devoted fanbase once again proved unstoppable with her film “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl,” which debuted at No. 1 with $33 million in […]

Culture

4 h. ago The Edmonton Oilers shuffle it up on Sunday, send veteran winger out as the start of the regular season looms

The Edmonton Oilers had an off-day Saturday, but were back on the practice lanes Sunday with final roster cuts imminent. One immediate result is that veteran winger Max Jones has been placed on waivers, for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield. Jones got injured early in training camp and has not been in the lineup […]

Culture

4 h. ago 5.2 magnitude earthquake rattles in Yukon, no damage expected

WHITEHORSE — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck about 87 kilometres west of Burwash Landing in Yukon. Earthquakes Canada says the activity happened around 4:20 a.m. Yukon time. It says the quake was not felt. The department says no damage or injuries were reported or are expected. Seismologists use a magnitude scale to express energy released […]

Events

10 h. ago SIMMONS: Logical, uncomfortable call by Jays to go with Yesavage over Scherzer, Bassitt

Trey Yesavage has made three major-league starts. His fourth will come on Sunday afternoon on the largest of stages — an American League Division Series playoff start — against the New York Yankees. Combined, Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt have started 692 big league games, thrown for some 4,231 innings. The first inning in Game […]

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11 h. ago BAT Announces 70% of Policy Experts Continue to Misidentify Nicotine as Primary Cause of Smoking

Multi-market survey of 450 policy experts1 shows that they continue to see nicotine as a primary cause of smoking-related disease, despite the growing weight of evidence to the contrary Conducted in 2024 and 2025 across 15 different markets, this research also highlights regional disparities in nicotine risk perception due to regulatory barriers and lack of […]

Politics

11 h. ago The surprising and hellish way action stars get that ripped look: severe dehydration

Actors have described being so dehydrated before shirtless scenes that they can ‘smell water nearby’

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21 h. ago Guerrero shows love to Toronto Blue Jays fans after Yankee playoff beatdown

The Toronto Blue Jays hadn't won a playoff game since 2016. That changed in emphatic fashion on Saturday at Rogers Centre.Toronto jumped out to an early 2-0 lead over the New York Yankees thanks to home runs from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk. They ended the contest with a commanding 10-1 win.There was a bit of drama for the Jays in the sixth inning, as New York loaded the bases with Aaron Judge at the plate when the score was 2-1. However, Kevin Gausman struck him out, and the Jays escaped the inning, only allowing one run.Blue Jays batters took over in the seventh and eighth innings, pounding in eight more runs en route to the victory.This win was a long time coming for this Blue Jays core, and specifically, Guerrero."Every time we come here, we do it for the fans," Guerrero told Sportsnet's Hazel Mae after the game."My first homer here at home, that feels amazing."The Montreal-born slugger got the party started during his first at-bat, smash...

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24 h. ago Gaza ceasefire plan in works, hostages could be freed within days

Netanyahu says Hamas agreed to release hostages due to military pressure as a U.S.-led plan aims to end the Gaza war and free captives within days.

Events

26 h. ago Delta Hospital emergency room to close for third time due to doctor shortage

The temporary closure will start Saturday at 6 p.m. and go until Sunday at 6:30 a.m.

Science

26 h. ago Delta Hospital emergency room to close for fourth time this year due to doctor shortage

The temporary closure will start Saturday at 6 p.m. and go until Sunday at 6:30 a.m.

Science

27 h. ago Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza ’in the coming days’

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days,” as Israel and Hamas prepare for indirect talks in Egypt on Monday on a new U.S. plan to end the war. In a brief statement late Saturday, Netanyahu said […]

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27 h. ago NFL commentator Mark Sanchez hospitalized in stable condition after stabbing in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NFL commentator and former quarterback Mark Sanchez was apparently stabbed in an overnight altercation in downtown Indianapolis and was hospitalized on Saturday. Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis to call Sunday’s Raiders-Colts game, was in stable condition, Fox Sports said on social media. Indianapolis police released a statement that didn’t identify Sanchez but […]

Science

27 h. ago Slow start, strong finish seems likely for new look Edmonton Oilers

'We have the belief in our group that we can contend again for a Stanley Cup, I don’t know why we would have any reason to think otherwise'

Culture

28 h. ago Canada Post union says latest contract offer is a ‘major step backwards’

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is “making a mockery of the collective bargaining process” with its latest contract offers. In a statement released Friday, the union said it is disappointed with the latest offer, which it calls a “major step backwards.” “We waited 45 days for offers that are worse […]

Politics

29 h. ago Pilates has an elitist reputation. But it didn’t start out that way

Yasmine Reed wanted a low-impact, high-intensity workout she could do after suffering a basketball ACL injury. As a travel ICU nurse during the pandemic, she discovered Pilates. It became a kind of therapy after grueling 12-hour shifts. But the more classes she took, the more she noticed who wasn’t in the room. “It was a […]

Culture

29 h. ago ‘A good day is only getting hit three times’: CUPE education workers from across the province demand action at Queens Park as school violence soars across Ontario

TORONTO — On Saturday, hundreds of education workers from across Ontario rallied at Queens Park to demand the Ford government take immediate action to address the growing crisis of violence in schools. The Ontario government has cut billions from public education since 2018, creating a crisis in underfunding and understaffing at schools across the province. […]

Society

30 h. ago Sean ’Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers plan to appeal criminal conviction

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ life of luxury atop the hip-hop world vanished with his criminal conviction. He now faces the grim prospect of more years behind bars as his attorneys make plans to appeal. Combs’ carefully cultivated reputation as an affable celebrity entrepreneur, A-list party host and reality TV star came crashing down Friday. The Grammy-winning […]

Events

30 h. ago Maple Leafs juggle exhibition, practice lines around Dennis Hildeby’s start

To be or not to Hildeby. That is the question, actually one of many, as the Maple Leafs embark on tonight’s final NHL exhibition game in Detroit ahead of Wednesday’s regular-season opener. Dennis Hildeby is expected to start in net, looking to extend a strong pre-season (a .944 save percentage in two games) and make […]

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