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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-hander Dillon Tate to a one-year contract, the team announced Wednesday. The deal is worth US$1.4 million.

A mother and her nine-year-old child are dead and two other family members were taken to hospital after a house fire east of Toronto on Wednesday morning, firefighters said.

TORONTO — While cervical cancer screening is a routine part of health care for Canadians, many fall through the cracks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is again lashing out at three of his biggest irritants: foreign steel, foreign aluminum and Canada.

Ryan O'Reilly has had the conversation a number of times. Family members will often call or text to let the veteran NHL centre know, again, it's finally time to put on a visor. Sticks have nicked O'Reilly's face.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its key policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, bringing it to 2.75 per cent.

TORONTO — The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan says it delivered a return of 9.7 per cent for its 2024 fiscal year. HOOPP says its net assets totalled $123 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, up from $112.6 billion in 2023.

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians' sense of national pride has surged in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats against the country's sovereignty.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Quentin Musty had two goals and two assists, Henry Mews had four assists, and the visiting Sudbury Wolves beat the Brampton Steelheads 8-6 in Ontario Hockey League action on Tuesday at the CAA Centre.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump 's threat Tuesday to double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada led the provincial government of Ontario to suspend its planned surcharges on electricity sold to the United Sta