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The Toronto Blue Jays traded catcher Danny Jansen to the Boston Red Sox for three prospects on Saturday.

Jansen had played his entire MLB career in Toronto and was the longest-serving Blue Jay on the roster, making his debut with the club on Aug. 13, 2018.

The 29-year-old has six home runs, 18 RBIs and a .212 batting average this season.

In return, Toronto received infielder Cutter Coffey, infielder Eddinson Paulino and right-handed pitcher Gilberto Batista.

The Blue Jays have been active with Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline approaching.

Toronto traded reliever Nate Pearson to the Chicago Cubs for two prospects earlier Saturday, a day after shipping reliever Yimi Garcia to the Seattle Mariners.

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The Canadian Press – Jul 27, 2024 / 6:35 am | Story: 498943

Cool and wet weather continued to help crews battling the wildfires in Jasper National Park.

A statement posted to X late Friday night said fire crews were taking advantage of the conditions to make progress on addressing hot spots in smouldering buildings.

The same statement also noted crews were also working to control hot spots along the wildfire perimeter nearest the Jasper townsite.

This comes after Parks Canada estimated 30 per cent had been damaged by the wildfire, with 358 of the 1113 structures in the town of Jasper being destroyed.

Among the properties affected include the well-known Maligne Lodge, and the mayor of Jasper’s home.

Over 20,000 people in and around the town nestled in the Rocky Mountains four hours west of Edmonton were ordered to evacuate late Monday night due to fast-moving wildfires.

The Canadian Press – Jul 26, 2024 / 10:30 pm | Story: 498925

Marian Barbu’s morning swim in the men’s 100-metre freestyle para multi-class on Friday broke a Canadian record that had stood since 1996.

The start of Day 3 of the Speedo Canadian Swimming Championships brought some of the fastest swimming since the 20th century.

Barbu, of the Club aquatique St-Eustache, was just looking to have fun and swim well in prelims. That was until he broke a Canadian record that had stood for almost 30 years.

Barbu raced to the wall in a time of 1:15.58, eclipsing the men’s 100-metre freestyle S6 record of 1:16.26 from 1996 that Benny Galati had held.

“I’m not going to lie, it was pretty tiring,” said Barbu. “I wasn’t sure I was going to feel that good in the water but once I got into the water everything faded away and I focused on what I had to do.”

Barbu was not finished and delivered another great swim to lower his morning record by another 0.6 seconds with a 1:14.98 finish.

“I talked it over with my coach. I wanted to swim a bit more controlled and be a bit more conscious,” added Barbu. “I’m very happy with it but I know I can be even better.”

Just a few lanes over in the same final, Reid Maxwell of the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club chased down his national record in the men’s 100-metre S8 category.

“I’m feeling good,” said Maxwell. “I’m not rested at this meet so dropping time is definitely a good thing.”

Maxwell is headed to his first Paralympic Games this year and a personal best swim less than five weeks out instils confidence for Paris. Maxwell edged closer to his goal of going under a minute with a final time of 1:00.15. “I keep bumping up against that minute mark but eventually I’ll be under it. I’m hoping to go under it in Paris,” added Maxwell. Maxwell will continue to work and looks to lower his 400-metre freestyle Canadian record at the Paralympics.

Over on the women’s side, Madison Kryger of Brock Niagara Aquatics took home gold in the women’s 200-metre backstroke 15 to 17 age group with a 2:13.38 swim.

Kryger finished third overall in the same event at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials just behind Olympians Kylie Masse and Regan Rathwell.

The men’s 200-metre backstroke had a familiar face claiming the national title in the 16 to 18 age group. Aiden Norman of the University of Calgary Swim Club successfully defended his 2023 title with a personal best of 1:57.75.

This makes Norman 2-for-2 as he also defended his 100-metre backstroke national title on Wednesday.

Kryger and Norman look to continue their success at the Junior Pan Pacific’s later this year. Paralympian Nicholas Bennett of the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club added in a solid performance in the men’s 100-metre freestyle multi-class. Bennett took the national title in 52.54, only 0.12 seconds off his Canadian record.

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Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press – Jul 26, 2024 / 10:00 pm | Story: 498923

 Richard Ireland’s eyes well up with tears as he gazes in silence towards his home and sees memories of a lifetime burnt to ashes.

The mayor of Jasper then leans over what remains of the small, cosy home he grew up in — a piece of a concrete wall — and says all he can think about is a framed photograph that was taken after his family moved in when he was two years old, lost somewhere in the rubble.

“We grew up here … a family of five kids and our parents, and just about always at least one grandparent was living with us,” the 69-year-old says on Friday during his first visit to where his home once stood in the historic Rocky Mountain resort town before a wildfire burned it down.

“That’s the way life was lived in those days … extended family all under one roof. My home was full of memories,” he says while holding back tears, his lips quivering.

His siblings moved away from his home after and more memories of his own children growing up in the home were formed. He feels sad for the hundreds of photographs of those moments now also burnt to ashes.

But although the ashes of his home lie below his feet, Ireland says he’s glad his garage still stands, with his grandchildren’s toys inside.

“We will rebuild,” he says.

He notes his neighbours’ homes on both sides of his are standing without a scratch, a reflection of how randomly the wildfires destroyed one-third of all structures in Jasper, mostly in the western part of town, or left them grey, ashy, mangled and covered in soot.

During a tour of the town with Ireland, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and other dignitaries on Friday, the indiscriminate nature of the wildfires could be seen everywhere, with Jasper National Park’s glorious mountain peaks overlooking the devastation.

A trailer park on Cabin Creek Drive in western Jasper has been annihilated, and the disfigured pieces of metal scraps that remain are blanketed in grey ash and black soot.

The burnt skeleton of a bright yellow pickup truck sits nearby with its metallic skid plate melted on the concrete. Heaps of smoke float upwards from the ground in some areas. Shattered glass lies everywhere.

Across the street, however, a row of homes were spared.

Household items, such as chairs, tires, propane tanks and Halloween decorations, could be seen on the sidewalk in front of the homes.

James Eastham, an information officer with Parks Canada who was a part of the tour, says the items are highly flammable and were brought out by firefighters as a preventive measure while Jasper’s approximately 5,000 residents and 20,000 visitors were forced to flee on Monday night as two fires advanced to the town from the north and south.

Jasper’s iconic Maligne Lodge burned down on Wednesday when winds of about 120 kilometres per hour pushed a 100-metre-tall wall of fire into town.

On Friday, a sign for the lodge stood tall while the lodge itself on Connaught Drive was destroyed. Only the skeleton of the rooms’ entrances withstood the flames that firefighters were seen still pouring water over.

Mangled red chairs where tourists once rested were seen in front of the lodge.

Down the street, a Petro-Canada gas station has been obliterated. The silver-coloured steel skeleton of the gas pumps were seen falling over and wooden pieces of the station’s roof were littered across the ground.

Nearby, only a few feet of burnt, brick wall and a tower remained of the Anglican Church of St. Mary and St. George, where residents of Jasper have been gathering since 1928 to pray and attend weddings.

Elsewhere in town, cars were parked on fields of grass, away from flammable homes. Residents abandoned them there before they fled.

Heaps of wood and other unidentifiable, burnt material pushed into a pile by excavators were seen all around town.

After the tour, Ireland told reporters he was feeling hopeful even though 30 per cent of the Jasper townsite had been destroyed.

“That’s important because we have 70 per cent of the base to work from,” he said.

He said he plans to approach the rebuilding of Jasper knowing he’s going through what many other residents are going through after losing their homes.

“Their pain is just unfathomable,” he said. “I feel (their) pain.”

The Canadian Press – Jul 26, 2024 / 8:53 pm | Story: 498918

A toddler reported missing west of Toronto on Thursday has been found dead.

Peel Regional Police say three-year-old Zaid was found in a creek in Mississauga, Ont.

They say the boy was last seen early Thursday evening in Erindale Park.

Police say Zaid was at the park with his parents when he went missing.

They say his body was found near a dam where recent rain had caused debris to collect.

No foul play is suspected, and the coroner is determining cause of death.

The Canadian Press – Jul 26, 2024 / 1:01 pm | Story: 498834

A new report from DBRS Morningstar estimates the potential insured losses of the Jasper wildfires at up to $700 million.

The credit ratings agency says it believes potential insured losses from this week’s disaster could come close to or even be higher than those incurred in the Slave Lake, Alta. wildfire in 2011, which — adjusted for inflation — reached about $700 million.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has estimated that between 30 and 50 per cent of the buildings in the town of Jasper may have been destroyed in this week’s blaze.

DBRS says because Jasper National Park is one of the most popular tourism destinations in Canada, insurers may also face additional business claims with respect to commercial building and business interruption losses.

DBRS says while the situation is serious, it expects the ongoing 2024 wildfire season to be manageable for Canada’s property and casualty insurers as long as no major urban areas are materially affected.

The costliest wildfire in Canadian history was the Fort McMurray, Alta. wildfire of 2016, which resulted in inflation-adjusted insured losses of $4.4 billion.

The Canadian Press – Jul 26, 2024 / 1:00 pm | Story: 498833

One-third of all structures in the townsite of Jasper are gone, burned to the ground in this week’s wildfire, officials confirmed Friday.

Premier Danielle Smith says there are 1,113 structures in the picturesque Rocky Mountain resort community.

She said Wednesday night’s wildfire destroyed 358 of them and damaged seven more.

The structures were homes and businesses.

Smith says critical infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, and water treatment services, remain intact.

“It was the hard work of firefighters and front-line workers who protected Jasper from even more damage,” Smith told reporters at a news conference near the eastern gate of Jasper National Park.

Smith says it will be a while before residents will be allowed back, but there is no definite timeline as the fire is still raging in Jasper National Park.

Smith said they have to make sure gas pipelines are not damaged. She said power and electricity have to be turned on again. And she says the wildfire has to be tamed so that stray embers don’t reignite another tragedy.

“This is not a fast process,” said Smith.

About 25,000 people, including all of the town’s 5,000 residents, were forced to flee the fires Monday night.

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press – Jul 26, 2024 / 11:29 am | Story: 498806

A group of experts is sounding the alarm that Ottawa needs to swiftly make more inroads with Americans, or Canada will be deeply disadvantaged in a looming review of a crucial trade agreement.

“Time is running out very rapidly for us,” said Perrin Beatty, co-chair of the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations.

The independent group, which includes former diplomats, policy advisers and business leaders, was created in recent months amid concern Ottawa was “sleepwalking” ahead of a 2026 review of the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement, Beatty said.

A new report from the expert group says Canada must get its house in order before formal talks begin. It calls on Ottawa to develop and initiate a clear strategy, appoint a chief negotiator and engage with Canada’s business community.

“The train is fast moving out of the station,” said Beatty, also president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Negotiation of CUSMA, commonly dubbed “the new NAFTA” in Canada, was a key test for Ottawa following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election.

“The new NAFTA is a victory for all Canadians, of every political view, and in all regions of the country,” Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in January 2020. “It has been a real Team Canada effort.”

Even so, Robert Lighthizer, Trump’s trade representative, critically recounted in his book how Canada handled the renegotiation, saying at one point the two countries weren’t speaking and “NAFTA was hanging on by a thread.”

The new report describes Trump’s current relationship with the Liberal government as “chilly at best.” If Trump returns to the White House, he is likely to set his sights on disrupting global trade and has already signalled plans for a 10 per cent tariff on imports.

It doesn’t necessarily mean Canada can ease up efforts under a Democratic president. Joe Biden largely kept Trump’s tariffs in place, despite promises to reverse them. There was also tension over the Biden administration’s Buy American procurement rules.

Many expect Kamala Harris, working to secure the Democratic nomination after Biden ended his run, will follow the path of her predecessor on Canada-U.S. relations. Harris, however, was one of 10 U.S. senators to vote against the trilateral agreement under Trump, saying it didn’t do enough to protect American workers or the environment.

The federal government is tracking views about the agreement in Canada, the United States and Mexico, said Global Affairs Canada spokesperson Jean-Pierre Godbout. Ottawa is eyeing a range of potential scenarios for review, he said.

“When the time comes, the government will be ready to advance and defend Canadian interests,” Godbout said in an email.

Beatty said the problem is the relationship between the two countries has “shifted from being strategic to being transactional.” In addition, Canada has become a less important trade partner to the U.S. compared with other places in the world.

Ottawa will have to sell Canada’s importance for other things like security, said Fen Hampson, co-chair of the expert group.

“It’s not going to be easy,” said Hampson, a professor of international affairs at Carleton University. “We really have to up our game.”

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is making regular visits south of the border as part of the Team Canada engagement strategy. Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, has been pounding the pavement from state to state, and attended the recent Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where she made Ottawa’s case.

But the report says there are limits to Canada’s charm offensive. Americans are taking a closer look at Canada, but not in a good way.

Trudeau faced significant pressure over Canada’s defence spending while in Washington for the NATO leaders’ summit earlier this month.

The prime minister promised to meet NATO’s target, the equivalent of two per cent of gross domestic product, by 2032. But he has been criticized for the lengthy timeline and a lack of detail on how Ottawa will make it happen.

Americans across political lines have also been extremely critical of Canada’s new tax on large foreign digital services companies. The Office of the United States Trade Representative has said it will do what’s necessary to stop the tax.

Canada must stop “pulling at the tail feathers of the American eagle,” positioning Canada as part of the solution instead of part of the problem, Beatty said.

That means the federal government should develop a Hippocratic Oath, like the one taken by physicians, he said.

“First do no harm.”

The Canadian Press – Jul 26, 2024 / 10:52 am | Story: 498795

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to tour the resort town of Jasper to see firsthand the devastation caused by wildfires.

Smith is also expected to give an update on firefighting efforts.

Cool wet weather overnight has helped fire crews, but the weekend forecast is for the heat to return.

Wildfires menacing the town flared up into towering walls of flame Wednesday night, breaching defences and destroying homes and businesses.

Critical infrastructure, including schools and the hospital, remain intact.

About 25,000 people had to flee Jasper National Park ahead of the fires Monday, including about 5,000 residents of the town.

The Canadian Press – Jul 26, 2024 / 9:06 am | Story: 498775

The wildfires raging in Jasper National Park are expected to have an impact on Canada’s supply chain.

Port of Vancouver spokesman Alex Munro says the port expects to see delays in the movement of goods in the coming days due to the situation in Jasper.

The country’s largest rail company, Canadian National Railway Co., suspended operations in the Jasper area Wednesday afternoon as fire conditions worsened.

CN’s main line runs through the park before it continues west to the export hubs of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, B.C., and east to the rest of the country.

Munro says the port also expects to see an increase in anchorage utilization due to ships waiting on delayed cargoes.

He says the port will work with its supply chain partners to ensure Canada’s trade can continue to move safely and efficiently.

The Canadian Press – Jul 26, 2024 / 8:15 am | Story: 498772

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 8.9 per cent, largely due to higher tax revenues.

The Finance Department says program expenses excluding net actuarial losses rose $10 billion, or 15.9 per cent.

Public debt charges increased $2.3 billion, or 33.8 per cent, due to higher interest rates.

Net actuarial losses fell $0.4 billion, or 23.2 per cent.

 

The Canadian Press – Jul 26, 2024 / 7:35 am | Story: 498768

Canada’s top court says the Crown dishonourably breached the Robinson Treaties and must negotiate a settlement with First Nations within six months.

The two treaties were signed in 1850, ceding a large swath of land in Ontario to the Crown in return for annual payments to the Anishinaabe of lakes Huron and Superior.

The treaties said the payments should increase over time, so long as the Crown did not incur a loss, but they have been frozen at $4 per person since 1875.

In a ruling today, the Supreme Court says the Ontario and Canadian governments had a mandatory obligation to raise that amount when economic circumstances warranted.

The top court says the Crown now has six months to negotiate a settlement with one of the groups, the Robinson Superior plaintiffs, and if a deal cannot be reached the Crown must set a remedy on its own.

The second group, the Robinson Huron plaintiffs, had already reached a negotiated settlement of $10 billion.

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