Ontario News

TORONTO — Sarah Blakely recalls feeling some trepidation when she and her husband shelled out more than $300,000 for a modest 1 1/2-storey house in a less-desirable part of Toronto.

OTTAWA — The number of people seeking asylum in Canada from Mexico continues to rise.

OTTAWA — Canada is moving to strip citizenship from a man accused of slaughtering villagers in Guatemala using a grenade, gun and sledgehammer.

TORONTO — Baltimore Orioles closer Zach Britton has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left forearm. Britton says he felt pain while throwing a curveball in the ninth inning of Friday's win over the Blue Jays.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Aaron Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with a right middle finger blister. The move is retroactive to April 15.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in Canadian business this week: Humans need not apply? Carolyn Wilkins, the senior deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, will deliver a speech Tuesday on issues that have gained more attention lately.

CALGARY — Increasingly empty industrial yards around the northeastern B.C. city of Fort St. John are a welcome sign for Jennifer Moore.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Apr.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Trent Fox scored the winner in the second period to lift the Mississauga Steelheads past the Oshawa Generals 3-1 on Saturday and clinch their Ontario Hockey League second-round series.

TORONTO — World champion Brad Gushue has moved one step closer to winning his second straight Players' Championship.