44 m. ago Our final Maple Leaf camp takeaways – and sunset for Brendan Shanahan

Before embarking on a new season, some old business to clear up, via Brendan Shanahan.  The deposed president of the Maple Leafs didn’t think his “Shanaplan” was the expensive failure that two playoff series wins in nine years might indicate, reminding Prime Video’s Faceoff: Inside the NHL series that he left the Bay Street house […]

Sport

2 h. ago New York Yankees manager claps back at Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez

It's been nearly a month since Buck Martinez criticized the New York Yankees.However, his comments haven't been forgotten.When the Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros on Sept. 9, the story wasn't about the final result (a 4-3 Toronto win). What most remember from that game were Martinez's comments in the seventh inning when he found out that the Detroit Tigers were pounding the Yankees."You know, the Yankees, they're not a good team. I don't care what their record is. They have a lot of wild pitches, they make a lot of mistakes in the field, they don't run the bases very well. If they don't hit home runs, they don't have a chance to win."Well, turns out that neither the fans nor Yankees manager Aaron Boone have forgotten his comments.“Contrary to some thoughts up here, we’re a really good team," Boone told reporters on Friday.Just in case it wasn't clear who Boone was talking about, he later clarified."I know...

Culture

3 h. ago Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst talk ‘Roofman’ and Gambit’s return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

True-crime tale tells the story of a charming fugitive who takes up residence at Toys R Us

Other

3 h. ago The Bookless Club: Is soup a meal at your house and what goes into the pot?

All it takes is for that first spell of wet weather — heaven knows, we’re there already — to see me haul out the soup pot.

Other

8 h. ago Delivery apps turn to retail stores for revenue growth opportunities

Whether it’s a last-minute Halloween costume or a 2 a.m. cough syrup shortage, delivery apps are promising to bring more than just food to your doorstep. Many Canadians quickly became accustomed to having groceries and takeout delivered to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, setting the stage for food delivery apps to flourish. While food […]

Other

8 h. ago For Montreal's next mayor, labour relations could quickly take centre stage

The city's blue-collar workers have a strike mandate, as do bus drivers and métro operators. Other unions, like the one representing the city's white-collar non-professional workers, are entering into negotiations.

Other

13 h. ago Why different may be more important than better in the Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup search: 9 Things

The beginning of the new season is almost upon us. It is a tall order in front of the Edmonton Oilers. Since 1994, not one Western Conference team has ever three-peated in consecutive years. But here is why the Oilers have a chance to make history. That and more in this edition of 9 Things […]

Economics

15 h. ago Patrice Brisebois replaces Réjean Houle as president of Canadiens' alumni

Houle, 75, will remain on the board of alumni association and will continue to act as a team ambassador.

Events

17 h. ago Calgary Wild FC play with purpose, fall to AFC Toronto as breast cancer awareness takes centre stage

Northern Super League squads suit up at McMahon Stadium in support of the Canadian Cancer Society to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Science

19 h. ago Alejandro Kirk, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. match Blue Jays legends with playoff home run exploits

Joe Carter and Jose Bautista share the team record of six playoff home runs, though Bautista did it in nine fewer games.

Other

21 h. ago Game 1 opener is warmest Blue Jays playoff game ever, just second with Dome open

The team has played other open air playoff games though, dating to before the SkyDome’s June 1989 opening.

Other

25 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

25 h. ago Q+A: Mike Lumley retiring as Western Mustangs men's baseball coach

Mike Lumley has been the manager of the Western University men’s baseball team since its inception in 2001.

Sport

27 h. ago What the Toronto Blue Jays’ run means to the Vancouver Canadians

Blue Jays skipper John Schneider is among the former C's with the club and "he’s always been a big, big supporter of the team in Vancouver,” said C’s general manager Allan Bailey

Other

27 h. ago Don't envy the winner of the federal NDP's leadership contest

Douglas Todd: Debate within the battered left-wing NDP is over whether to go all out to attract disparate groups or focus on winning back blue-collar workers

Politics

27 h. ago WARMINGTON: Rogers Centre will let the sun shine in as Jays take on Yankees

The Dome will be open as Toronto and New York kick off Game One of their ALDS matchup

Other

27 h. ago Max Scherzer, Chris Bassitt left off Blue Jays ALDS roster, roof open for Game1

With Game 1 of their American League Division Series mere hours away, the Blue Jays have announced that their 26-man roster will be without three of the team’s biggest names. While none of the absentees are a surprise, the fact that the team will be without starting pitchers Max Scherzer (who has struggled lately), Chris […]

Other

28 h. ago Le nouveau Taylor Swift affole les compteurs malgré des avis divisés

«The Life of a Showgirl», dévoilé vendredi, a déjà battu des records sur les plateformes de diffusion en continu.

Other

29 h. ago Blue Jays great Jose Bautista hoping World Series comes to Toronto

'Their hitting is amazing and also their starting pitching is very exciting,' former slugger says of this year's team

Other

29 h. ago Japan likely to get its first female PM as ruling party picks new leader

Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister. In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the 64-year-old Takaichi makes history as the first female leader of Japan’s...

Politics