What’s driving the success of top Jays prospect JoJo Parker
TORONTO — When JoJo Parker turns on a big-league baseball game, he watches hitters, of course, and how pitchers attack them. If the first-round pick…
1 Canadian Dividend Stock Down 16% to Buy and Hold Forever
Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) stock has slipped 16% in June as the U.S. and Iran hold a ceasefire and allow oil ships to pass. It…
Iconic denim brand closes facility, cuts 303 jobs
For shoppers, a retail brand’s health is usually measured by what they see on the surface: a friendly website experience, department-store racks, buzzing mall storefronts,…
Carlos Queiroz quits as Ghana coach after the team’s World Cup exit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carlos Queiroz has quit as Ghana coach after the team’s World Cup campaign ended with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Colombia at the first knockout…
The Typical TFSA Balance for Canadians Approaching 60
Turning 60 changes how most people think about money as they move closer to retirement. If you are at this stage of life, you have…
Report: Kawhi Leonard hires new agent, eyes extension with Raptors
The Toronto Raptors star hired Harrison Gaines of SLASH Sports as his agent as he eyes a contract extension with his new team, ESPN’s Shams…
TSX Today: What to Watch for in Stocks on Monday, July 6
Canadian stocks rose for the third consecutive session on Friday as investors continued to rotate into resource and industrial stocks amid strengthening metals prices and…
Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk reaches Wimbledon quarterfinals
LONDON — Marta Kostyuk reached her first Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-4, 6-4 with record eight-time men’s singles champion Roger Federer among Monday’s visitors at the…
Popular pizza chain franchisee files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The pizza restaurant industry has been downsizing this year, with major chains closing hundreds of underperforming locations. Mountain Mike’s Pizza chain has been a contrarian…
NBA free agency winners and losers: 76ers revamp, Pistons stagnate
The championship confetti has been swept away and the draft has come and gone, leaving free agency as the latest checkpoint in the NBA’s calendar.…
UEFA says decision by FIFA to let U.S. forward play at World Cup is ‘incomprehensible’
GENEVA — European soccer body UEFA criticized FIFA for an “incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision” to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cupagainst Belgium on…
Mexico’s World Cup run ends short of quarterfinals again
MEXICO CITY — Mexico had an enormous home-field advantage and an opportunity to make its deepest run in the World Cup, but El Tri let it slip…