WASHINGTON (AP) — He boasted of fixing city fountains and power-washing a local pool — making careful distinctions between sandblasting versus pebble-blasting — and detailing efforts to repair brick walkways in a public park.

But this wasn’t a small-town mayor assuring a few dozen community members at a town hall that municipal improvement efforts would be completed in time for Little League season.

This was President — channeling his decades as a high-profile real estate developer — regaling his and a nationally televised audience on Wednesday

OTTAWA — Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes were honoured in Ottawa Wednesday.

Dozens of athletes from the Milano Cortina Games in Italy spent the day touring the capital, first with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at Rideau Hall and then at a reception on Parliament Hill.

Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the group, touting the government’s recent announcement of $755 million over five years as a sign of commitment to Canada’s athletes.

The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees have for years lobbied on behalf of

has made it clear he only wants to play for the .

In a he posted to his YouTube channel on Monday, the Maple Leafs forward talked about his off-season and expressed his desire to remain in Toronto.

“I don’t want to go anywhere. I love Toronto. This has been home for me for so long and nothing would make me happier than to win here,” said Nylander, who has six years remaining on his contract, which includes a no-trade clause. “So,

Federal and Quebec politicians are criticizing the National Hockey League after Montreal Canadiens fans in the Gatineau region were banned from hosting a watch party at a local arena.

Organizers of the cancelled event said the NHL told them they were not allowed to proceed with their party last Saturday at the 4000-seat Slush Puppie Centre because it is located within a territory where the Ottawa Senators have exclusive marketing rights.

The organizers say they also spoke to the Senators who refused to help them organize a Habs party at an arena that

Ontario’s solicitor general says he will review policing laws to see if changes need to be made after the Toronto police chief highlighted that he can only suspend officers charged abroad with pay.

Toronto police have said that three officers were charged in Barcelona while on vacation and media outlets in Spain say the three men were arrested in an alleged sexual assault and assault of a sex worker, though Toronto police did not confirm those details.

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw told CBC that Ontario law does not allow him to suspend those officers

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The only member of national soccer team who is based in the troubled Caribbean country is awaiting a U.S. visa to join the squad in Florida just weeks before the start of the .

Woodensky Pierre is a defensive midfielder who plays for Violette AC in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. An estimated 70% of that city is under siege by violent gangs.

The other 25 players on the World Cup squad play outside the country, coming

The Toronto Blue Jays are reuniting with a familiar face, on Wednesday.

Toronto is sending reliever Juanmi Vasquez to Detroit as part of the deal.

Seabold, 30, signed a minor-league contract with the Blue Jays over the winter but was released ahead of the season. He appeared in six Spring Training games with the Jays, registering a 6.75 ERA and 13 strikeouts across 6 2/3 innings. He then joined the Tigers and pitched to a 3.45 ERA across 11

BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday told to leave as it expands its operations there, saying in a statement that the military will “work with extreme force” against .

The warning — which fell on the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha — came a day after Israeli troops clashed with the Iran-backed in southern Lebanon, with Israeli forces pushing farther north, days ahead of .

Wednesday’s warning is the first that orders the Lebanese to relocate from the south since a ceasefire went into effect