In the highest-scoring game in franchise history, Daniel Murphy hit two early home runs and the Washington Nationals kept pouring it on against emergency reliever Jose Reyes and the New York Mets in a 25-4 rout Tuesday night.

Chances of continuing treatment with the drug could have increased dramatically with support for issues like mental illness, housing and employment, a researcher says.

A nursing student who took a bullet to the spine while rushing to help a wounded victim of the Toronto Greektown shooting is gradually coming out of a medically induced coma, but the full extent of her injuries is not yet known, her boyfriend said Tuesday.

The New York Yankees sent home starting pitcher J.A. Happ after the newly acquired left-hander contracted a mild case of hand, foot and mouth disease, general manager Brian Cashman told reporters Tuesday.

Fans trickled in early to take in batting practice at Coca-Cola Field while stadium workers neatly folded No. 27 Bisons T-shirts outside the gift shops nearby. Buffalo was getting ready for the Vladdy show.

The Toronto Blue Jays continued their pitching makeover on Tuesday, sending left-handed reliever Aaron Loup to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for right-handed minor leaguer Jacob Waguespack.

​The St. Louis Cardinals have traded outfielder Tommy Pham to the Tampa Bay Rays for three minor league players, including outfielder Justin Williams. Also, Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo says all-star outfielder Bryce Harper will not be dealt Tuesday.

Ontario government inspectors were dispatched to the three nursing homes where Elizabeth Wettlaufer worked after she checked herself into a psychiatric facility and confessed to killing eight patients, the inquiry into long-term care in the province heard Monday.

Soccer phenom Alphonso Davies and his former Edmonton Strikers coach, Nick Huoseh, often talk or text after his matches with the Vancouver Whitecaps.

A pair of Twitter users whose posts exposing offensive tweets by baseball players went viral over the weekend say their aim was not malicious but to give fans a fuller picture of who they're cheering for, and to expose the sport's "toxic" culture.

A recent study found that dogs with strong bonds to their owners will rush to help if they sense their owner is in distress.

Edwin Jackson pitched scoreless ball into the sixth for his 100th career victory and the Oakland Athletics rediscovered their offence to thump the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Monday night.

EpiPen injectors, relied on by people with life-threatening anaphylactic allergies, are in such short supply Canadian pharmacies are likely to run out of adult doses before new supplies arrive at the end of August.

Guerrero's new locker at Coca-Cola Field was set up Monday in anticipation of his arrival. And the star third baseman made a quick appearance at the stadium, dressed in a Bisons t-shirt and peering over the dugout railing as his new teammates took batting practice.

Paramedics in B.C. recently matched a record for suspected overdose calls in one day, despite a slight drop in overdose deaths so far in 2018 compared to 2017.

LeBron James, who earlier this month ended his second stint in Cleveland by signing a four-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, told The Associated Press on Monday there could be a day when he plays in his home state again.

The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly traded suspended reliever Roberto Osuna to the Houston Astros.

The federal government says it is not interested in decriminalizing any drugs beyond marijuana, despite calls from Canada's two largest cities to consider the measure.

Federal departments need to have new "scientific integrity} policies to protect their scientists and researchers against political interference by the end of the year — something those scientists lobbied for after being "muzzled" under the previous Conservative government.

While some suits already heard in the U.S. have resulted in compensation, studies on talcum powder's potential link to the gynecological cancer have produced often contrary conclusions.

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care inspectors who investigated the facilities where disgraced nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer killed residents are expected to testify at the public inquiry in St. Thomas this week.

A Newfoundland woman used her obituary to make a final plea to stop so-called fat shaming by members of the medical profession.

The Blue Jays didn't sell beer for fans to enjoy in their seats for the team's first five seasons.

Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a five-run ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on Sunday.

Former Montreal Expos star Vladimir Guerrero was among six legends inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday. Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Trevor Hoffman, Alan Trammell and one-time Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jack Morris were the others.

Atlanta Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb has lost his no-hit try with two outs in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Newcomb was one strike away when Chris Taylor singled sharply past diving third baseman Johan Camargo on a 2-2 pitch.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has torn through double-A, even after missing a month of the season with a knee injury, batting .403 with a .449 on-base percentage and .671 slugging percentage through 60 games.

The Rush frontman is a well-known fan of the Blue Jays, in addition to being a world-famous rock star.

Pinch-hitter Daniel Palka gave Chicago the lead with a two-run single and Leury Garcia added a three-run triple in a six-run eighth, lifting the White Sox to a 9-5 comeback victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night, but Lourdes Gurriel kept his monster hitting streak alive.

Former Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ has thanked Toronto, Canada and the team's fans for their support during his time with the country's only major-league team.

Toronto Blue Jays No. 1 prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will take one step closer to the big leagues next week.

This is how an Expos scout and an Expos fan-turned-general manager impacted the beginning and end of Vladimir Guerrero's Major League Baseball career.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit two of Toronto's five home runs, Curtis Granderson led off the game with a homer and the Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Friday night.

Watch live action from the Utsunomiya Masters 3x3 basketball World Tour event in Japan beginning on Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Kyle Lowry knew people wanted to ask him about DeMar DeRozan. That didn't mean he was going to give them answers.

Quebec's highest court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of men who took medication for hair loss and then allegedly suffered various problems, including erectile dysfunction.

Dealing J.A. Happ is the beginning of the Blue Jays' makeover, but it's unlikely Chris Drury or Billy McKinney will lead the team to its next World Series.

Decriminalizing all drug use would reduce the stigma and bring down the barriers preventing those who abuse illicit substances from getting treatment, the agency said.

Now in its fourth year, the Crown League was spearheaded by Nike's Charles Yearwood both to give Canada's best players a place to play in the summer, and to showcase the game in an intimate community setting.

Canada's competition watchdog has set its sights on the eyewear industry, calling on regulators to provide greater access to internet sales.

A person with direct knowledge of the deal says the Chicago Cubs have acquired veteran left-hander Cole Hamels in a trade with the Texas Rangers.

All geared up for a pennant race, the New York Yankees caught a bad break Thursday night: Their All-Star slugger sustained a fractured right wrist when he was hit by a fastball and is expected to miss three weeks.

The heat really is different depending on whether you're in Vancouver, Toronto or St. John's, so a single threshold has given way to regional differences that include a heat wave's duration and nighttime lows.

When a frantic woman ran into the Italian restaurant where Danielle Kane and her boyfriend were having dinner saying someone had been shot, they didn't think twice about running to help. What they didn't know was that the gunman was right outside.

For an Indigenous man with HIV who is living in Saskatchewan, news of mutating strains of the virus circulating in the province came as a shock. He's worried about people in his community, and his relatives, contracting mutated strains that can progress more quickly if left untreated.

Ecologists are warning people in Fredericton that a blue-green algae bloom may be behind the sudden deaths of three dogs who died after swimming in the St. John River. Here's what you need to know about the pesky microbe and its troubling consequences.

DeMar DeRozan has made no secret: He wasn't happy getting traded out of Toronto. But if there's a consolation prize to be had, it's that he now gets Popovich.

A Federal Court judge has rejected a lawsuit against the federal government by a former sailor who claims his debilitating lung condition was the result of mould exposure aboard two Canadian warships.

According to multiple reports, the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to trade starting pitcher J.A. Happ to the New York Yankees in exchange for infielder Brandon Drury and prospect Billy McKinney.

A new report has found that mutated HIV strains in Saskatchewan are creating a quickly advancing illness among Indigenous people.