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Ontario confirms $215M to boost shipbuilding, links move to federal NATO commitment
Ontario has unveiled more than $200 million in funds for shipbuilding in the province, positioning the announcement as part of Canada’s push to bolster defence spending.
On Wednesday, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria confirmed the money, which had been trailed in the 2025 budget.
“With our NATO allies meeting this week, Ontario workers are ready to step up and build the ships that will protect Ontario and Canada,” he said in a statement.
“As the federal government increases its defence commitment to meet our NATO spending targets, our government is ensuring Ontario workers and businesses have the skills and equipment they need to help.”
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This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Canada would sign on to a new NATO target to spend five per cent of its gross domestic product on defence.
Details of exactly how the majority of the money will be spent have not been confirmed. The government said it was to boost the broader marine sector and offer more training opportunities for those working in it.
Fifteen million dollars will be put into a shipbuilding grant program for skills training, infrastructure investments and new equipment to build ships.
The federal government estimates that contracts under its national shipbuilding strategy are worth $2.8 billion per year in gross domestic product and have led to 21,400 jobs in just over a decade.
The Ontario Shipyards are currently working on extending the lives of Canadian Coast Guard ships, according to information released by the feds in March.
Shaun Padulo, president and CEO of Ontario Shipyards, thanked the province for the new funding in a statement.
“At a time when industrial jobs are under pressure across North America, Ontario has taken bold, strategic action to support a growing sector critical to our economy and national security,” he wrote.
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TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated second baseman Andres Gimenez from the 10-day injured list Tuesday and designated infielder Buddy Kennedy for assignment.
Gimenez, a three-time Gold Glove award winner, missed five weeks with a left ankle sprain.
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The moves were announced shortly before the Blue Jays opened a three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs.
Entering play Tuesday night, Gimenez had five homers, 23 RBIs and a .218 average.
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Kennedy had one hit in two games for the Blue Jays. He also played four games for the Philadelphia Phillies earlier this season.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 12, 2025.
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Around 2:30 p.m., Toronto police said they were called to the area of Woodbine and Duvernet avenues for reports someone had been stabbed inside a neighbouring home.
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TORONTO – Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro declined to comment on contract extension talks Tuesday but said he wants to remain with the club and that team ownership has been “reciprocal in that desire.”
Shapiro, who also serves as chief executive officer, is in the final year of his contract.
“When I think about alternatives, I’ve never been a grass is greener guy,” he said in a pre-game availability. “Twenty-four years in one place in Cleveland and 10 years here now.
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“So it’s the appreciation for what I have and the people that I get to work with every day, the city that I work in and the country that I live in, those things are drivers for me to remain here.”
Shapiro, 58, joined the club in 2015 and signed a five-year extension in January 2021.
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He took questions from reporters for about 20 minutes in a rare in-season media session. Shapiro was asked directly whether there had been discussions with team owner Rogers Communications on a new deal.
“Sure, yeah, I mean I think (it’s) not appropriate for me to comment beyond the fact that what I just said is I want to remain here,” Shapiro said. “And I can also say that both (Rogers executive chair) Edward (Rogers) and (Rogers president/CEO) Tony (Staffieri) have been reciprocal in that desire.”
It has been a worst-to-first campaign for Canada’s lone Major League Baseball team. The Blue Jays finished last in the American League East division standings last season but have enjoyed a stellar season in 2025.
Toronto entered Tuesday night’s game against the visiting Chicago Cubs with the best record in the AL at 69-50.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 12, 2025.
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