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TORONTO (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Tyler Bertuzzi to a one-year deal worth US$5.5 million, the team announced Sunday.

TORONTO — Quarterback Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts face a stiff test Monday night. Toronto (2-0) hosts the B.C. Lions (3-0) at BMO Field in a battle of the CFL's lone remaining undefeated teams.

MISSISSAUGA — Police west of Toronto say they're still looking for at least one suspect in a Canada Day shooting that sent four people to hospital. Peel Regional Police Const.

TORONTO (AP) — Boston Red Sox right-hander Garrett Whitlock left Sunday’s start against the Toronto Blue Jays with tightness in his right elbow. Whitlock came in with a 4-3 record and a 5.15 ERA in nine starts.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Markets closed Canadian markets are closed Monday this year because Canada Day lands on the Saturday. U.S.

TORONTO — The construction industry is short tens of thousands of workers, and experts say a coming wave of retirements could make the problem worse even as Canada is millions of homes behind what's needed to reach housing affordability this decade.

TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor expects to see a growing number of cases of three types of tick-borne illness in the province, in addition to Lyme disease — a spread he says is directly linked to climate change.

TORONTO — The summertime goal at Nicolas Hurtado’s camp is to get kids playing as much soccer as possible.

TORONTO — Police have arrested a suspect wanted in a fatal stabbing in Toronto last month. On June 25, officers were called to a parking lot in the Eglinton Avenue East and Brimley Road area for reports of a stabbing.