Ontario News

TORONTO — Kevin Pillar still had a triple play from the night before on his mind despite a strong performance at the plate on Saturday. The Blue Jays centre-fielder had a solo homer and four hits to lead Toronto past the Detroit Tigers 5-4.

TORONTO — Champagne flowed, beer was guzzled and a trophy was hoisted Saturday as the first-year Toronto Wolfpack moved up the English rugby league ladder.

TORONTO — A political science professor says a racist heckler that interrupted a campaign rally for NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh is an example of the discrimination that deters minorities from politics.

WATERTON, Alta. — A town in an Alberta national park that would normally still be teeming with late summer visitors is now empty except for emergency workers who are preparing to save its buildings from a wildfire.

MONTREAL — Workers from 107 publicly funded daycares in Montreal and Laval, Que., have voted to give their union a six-day strike mandate.

TORONTO — Jozy Altidore scored twice in the second half goal and MLS-leading Toronto FC routed the San Jose Earthquakes 4-0 on Saturday.

MONTREAL — Parti Quebecois members have resoundingly endorsed the leadership of Jean-Francois Lisee in a confidence vote. Lisee received 92.8 per cent support from the sovereigntist party's membership in a vote at a party convention in Montreal.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Liberal party has kicked out one of its caucus members for taking the role of Speaker in the NDP minority government.

HOLLYWOOD, United States — A Canadian nurse now living in Florida is bracing for a busy next few days of caring for the sick and wounded as Hurricane Irma bears down on the U.S. coast.

TORONTO — Canada's political leaders are joining the competition to become the home of Amazon's new corporate headquarters, with premiers and mayors announcing task forces and teams to woo the online corporate retail giant.