NEW ORLEANS - A role never available to him with the Diamondbacks convinced Miguel Batista on Friday to accept a three-year, $13.1 million deal from the Toronto Blue Jays.

TORONTO - Canadian authorities said Saturday they had foiled plans for terrorist attacks in southern Ontario with the arrests of 17 people who were "inspired by al-Qaida."

Bryan Colangelo’s tenure with the Phoenix Suns is finished. Now the question becomes: Will his legendary father soon be out the door himself?

Bryan Colangelo’s tenure with the Phoenix Suns is finished. Now the question becomes: Will his legendary father, who has run the Suns in one form or another since the club’s birth in 1968, soon be out the door himself?

TORONTO - Tales starring Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Nick Nolte and Robin Wright Penn are among the movies looking to grab Hollywood's attention at North America's biggest film festival.

They were stung by a questionable goal in the first period and botched five power plays — including two minutes worth of 5-on-3 time.

TORONTO - Tens of thousands of sun-drenched revelers gathered Wednesday for a star-studded outdoor bash - headlined by the Rolling Stones - aimed at showing Toronto is free of SARS and ready to rock.

TORONTO — A Toronto-based group has come forward with a proposal to launch a second NHL franchise in the city in time for the 2012-13 season.

TORONTO - Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Shannon Stewart is more than glad to be back with the Toronto Blue Jays.

TSX Group, the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange, will hold an information meeting next week to explain the benefits Arizona companies can reap by listing their shares on the Canadian exchanges.

TORONTO — You know you’ve got a good party on your hands when Madonna shows up.

TORONTO - All 309 people aboard a jetliner managed to jump to safety before the plane burst into flames after it skidded off a runway while landing in a thunderstorm on Tuesday.