Cavan Biggio followed with a three-run home run onto the new short porch in right field to give the Jays a lead they would never relinquish. Bassitt in a grooveFor the fourth straight start, Chris Bassitt went at least six innings and gave up no more than four hits. Merrifield connectsMerrifield’s RBI double in the four-run fourth extended his hit streak to 10 games, over which he’s batting .389. He has played in 17 games this season and reached base safely via hit or walk in each one. Mike Wilner is a Toronto-based baseball columnist for the Star and host of the baseball podcast “Deep Left Field.” Follow him on Twitter: @wilnernessSHARE:

“It’s completely undemocratic and it’s the sort of thing that needs to be recognized and reined in,” Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont said Monday. The spending is needed to ensure people know they are eligible for things such as the inflation-fighting cheques, Finance Minister Cliff Cullen said. Another document, provided by Cullen’s office, shows $500,000 has been budgeted for the child-care ad campaign alone, with additional money set aside for other initiatives. Some of that advertising is aimed at attracting more workers to the field, he said. Cullen said that campaign is aimed in part at fighting accusations by critics.

Injured Stars forward Joe Pavelski was back Monday at American Airlines Center skating with some of his teammates for the first time since he was helped off that same ice in Game 1 of Dallas’ series with Minnesota a week ago. DeBoer said he knows Pavelski is not going to do anything to put himself in jeopardy. “When you’re in concussion protocol, there’s all kinds of steps you have to take and see how you react,” DeBoer said. He’s doing all the right things.”Pavelski has played in 169 playoff games in his career, scoring 64 goals and dishing 62 assists. Find more Stars coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.

Canada geese are terrorizing victims across North America, here's whyDuration: 01:38Our beloved Canada geese are known to have a mean streak in spring and have been seen terrorizing numerous victims in city parks and on college campuses across North America. The Weather Network's Saphia Khambalia explains why.

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier speaks during a news conference on the first day of a federal public service strike on April 19. As the pandemic evolved — and contracts with now-striking PSAC groups expired — the approach to where people should work swung to the other end of the pendulum. PSAC said its members are just as effective working remotely as they are in the office, and protecting remote work in a new deal is a main reason why it's striking. He mentioned the 2022 federal budget saying remote work could save billions of dollars a year if it meant the government could sell off some buildings. I think this management right needs to be sustained as a management right and I truly believe remote work or telework is something that will continue to transform," she said.

Ontario’s public schools have made significant progress in Indigenous education over the last decade but in some areas — such as the elementary science curriculum — change has stalled, says a new report by People for Education. “Education is what got us into this mess — the use of education in terms of residential schools — but education is the key to reconciliation,” Sinclair said. It’s a Canadian problem.”The People for Education report offered details on improvements and deficits for the advancement of Indigenous studies in Ontario schools. In the same period, professional development for secondary school teachers jumped to 82 per cent from 34 per cent. Kidder said Ontario is “slowly” implementing a process for self-identification but she is calling for a more precise data collection.

© Provided by National Post Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers and supporters gather on a picket line in Ottawa on April 19, 2023. During the COVID years, when many Canadians were suffering economically, civil servants received full pay and benefits, while often privileged to work from home. Beleaguered taxpayers who stood in line for hours, if not days, for vaccines, passports, plane departures and re-entry can only scratch their heads. Laine Andrews, TorontoI was forced to belong to a federal public service union for 15 years. A much better approach would be to use Canadian technology to help these major polluters to get off coal.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “His $400 Nike cleats tore open after 10 weeks. The company initially refused a refund” – below is their description. An aspiring soccer player thought expensive Nike cleats would improve his game. But after 10 weeks of practice, one shoe tore open. Nike claimed excessive use, but a shoe repair expert blames the design.

Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News, network saysFox News said in a statement on Monday that it had parted ways with controversial host Tucker Carlson. Carlson, after appearing on CNN's Crossfire and on PBS and MSNBC programs, joined Fox News in 2009. His Tucker Carlson Tonight show took an increasingly provocative turn. Fox last week settled a defamation lawsuit with Toronto-founded Dominion Voting Systems for $787 million US. Democratic congressman Ted Lieu of California blasted "the incessant lies and the racist stuff that Tucker Carlson kept spewing," while Colorado Republican Lauren Bobert declared: "I stand with Tucker Carlson!"

FILE - Ed Sheeran performs at Z100’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Dec. 10, 2021, in New York. AdvertisementSheeran, 32, is among the witnesses expected to testify, though he was not in court at the start of jury selection. “Thinking Out Loud,” which won a Grammy for song of the year, is a much more marital take on love and sex. While the jury will hear the recordings of both songs, probably many times, their lyrics — and vibes — are legally insignificant. Sheeran’s label Atlantic Records and Sony/ATV Music Publishing are also named as defendants in the “Thinking Out Loud” lawsuit.

This became especially poignant recently as I sat in hospital with a man who was clearly dying. I asked him if he wanted me to try to find is son. All I could hear between the tears from both of them was, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” bouncing back from father to son, and son to father. Then came the son’s wife, then their children — the grandchildren of this flawed but good man on his deathbed. If an estranged father and son can do it, so can those who aspire to high office.

Sales of new GTA homes and condos continued to fall year-over-year in March, according to new numbers released Monday by the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD). “In March, the pause that we had been seeing in new home sales continued, sales were down significantly from a year ago, inventory has remained tight,” Wilkes added. There were just 384 sales of new single-family homes in the region, down a whopping 57 per cent from last March, and 893 new condo sales, down 73 per cent. The Bank of Canada’s eight interest rate hikes in a row after historic lows, “did dampen demand,” Wilkes said. The current rules only allow single-family homes in a large swaths of the city.

He also noted the S&P upgrade of the Greek economy's outlook and said that achieving investment grade remains a national goal for the government, since the first day of its election. This is at the core of what we call politics with tangible results but also substantive political dialogue," he added. In addition, a group of 11 citizens of Greek origin and Greek interest arrived in Djibouti late at midnight. "The good results that we all achieved together, businesses, households, state and government, led S&P to upgrade the outlook of the Greek economy, which is just one step away from investment grade, to positive. This is also the national post-election goal for which we have been working since the first day of our election, and it means cheaper borrowing," Skertsos underlined.

Cool-girl fashion company, Reformation, has unveiled its initial collection of handbags, and it’s as fashionable as anticipated. The handbags collection uses vegan and/or deadstock fabrics to make each piece eco-friendly. In terms of price, Reformation’s handbags consider the brand’s target demographic, creating a mid-range collection ranging from $128 to $328. To get your hands on one of these trendy bags, visit the Reformation website or Reformation stores located in select cities across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. We use cookies on our website to personalize content (including ads), analyze traffic, and inform our readers.

It doesn’t matter if a bus is electric if nobody is riding it, because operating budget shortfalls forced deep service cutbacks. The greatest GHG reductions from public transit come from getting people out of their cars. To meet our climate targets, Deputy Prime Minister Freeland will need to show up for public transit for more than just ribbon cutting. Backgrounderhttps://environmentaldefence.ca/report/stopping-the-public-transit-death-spiral/Additional Resourceshttps://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2023/04/12/who-will-save-the-ttc.htmlhttps://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2023/04/18/why-hundreds-of-ttc-buses-sit-idle-at-rush-hour-despite-millions-in-government-funding.htmlhttps://environmentaldefence.ca/2023/03/21/atu-canada-and-environmental-defence-call-on-premiers-minister-freeland-to-save-public-transit-in-upcoming-budgets/ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE (environmentaldefence.ca): Environmental Defence is a leading Canadian environmental advocacy organization that works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities. – 30 –For more information or to request an interview, please contact:Allen Braude, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca