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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays recalled pitcher Yerry Rodriguez from Triple-A Buffalo and activated him ahead of Friday's game against the Texas Rangers. In a corresponding move, Toronto optioned pitcher Ryan Burr to Buffalo.

PERTH, ONTARIO, CANADA — A team of researchers from Western University is heading to an area near Ottawa to document the damage caused by a tornado that touched down there earlier this week.

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a $3.9 billion deficit in the first two months of the fiscal year. The result for the April-to-May period compared to a $1.5 billion surplus for the same stretch last year. Revenues increased $6.5 billion, or 8.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to California. On Thursday, community members lined the roads to honor U.S. Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — The Toronto Nationals opened the Global T20 cricket tournament in style Thursday, defeating the Vancouver Knights by eight wickets. Toronto won the toss and elected to bat first.

OTTAWA — A DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree "most likely" has Indigenous heritage, a report from the Law Society of British Columbia revealed Thursday.

TORONTO — Jobs are being cut as Hudson's Bay Co. spins out some of its brands into a new entity called Saks Global. A Saks Global spokesperson says operational functions from across the businesses are being brought under one leadership team.

TORONTO — Chris Bassitt declared everyone in the Toronto Blue Jays organization should bear the blame for its shoddy season.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed a national rise in crime and the recent killing of an Ontario teenager on what he calls failed Liberal and NDP policies. Poilievre delivered a stump speech in London, Ont.

OTTAWA — Dru Brown has the Ottawa Redblacks in unfamiliar territory. Ottawa (4-2) hosts the Calgary Stampeders (3-3) on Friday night.