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Duran leads off with 20th homer, Red Sox beat Blue Jays 6-3 to stop skid
BOSTON (AP) - Jarren Duran led off with a homer, Masataka Yoshida added a two-run single in a three-run first inning, and the Boston Red Sox ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Tor...
Aug 27, 2024
Lorenzo Insigne helps Toronto FC reach Canadian Championship final
TORONTO - Lorenzo Insigne's goal early in the second half carried Toronto FC to a 1-0 win over Hamilton-based Forge FC on Tuesday and a berth in the Canadian Championship final. Forge FC held a 2-1 ag...
Aug 27, 2024
'Loopy', 'whacky' or a 'big blue tent'? Growing pains for Rustad's B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA - When BC United staged a news conference in Victoria last week, party officials turned up with a prop - a literal tinfoil hat, emblazoned with a B.C. Conservative Party logo and the words "5...
Aug 27, 2024
Province issues back to school traffic safety reminder
With summer coming to a close, the province reminds drivers to use extra caution when driving in school zones and around buses as children head back to school.Drivers are reminded to respect the flash...
Aug 27, 2024
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but nar...
Aug 27, 2024
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Cou...
Aug 27, 2024
Canadian Gov. Gen Mary Simon to attend opening ceremonies of Paralympic Games
OTTAWA - Canada's Governor General will attend Wednesday's opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Paris as part of a trip to France. Mary Simon will meet with Canadian athletes in the village b...
Aug 27, 2024
B.C. brings in 'bell to bell' school phone ban, as new access rules target protesters
VANCOUVER - Cellphone use will be restricted in all British Columbia school districts when pupils return next week, as the province becomes the latest to curtail the use of the devices in classrooms. ...
Aug 27, 2024
Redblacks victory would clinch CFL playoff berth for defending-champion Alouettes
TORONTO - They're idle, but the Montreal Alouettes could still cement a CFL playoff berth this week. Montreal (10-1) would secure an East Division post-season spot if the Ottawa Redblacks (7-2-1) defe...
Aug 27, 2024
Ontario teen, due to start at UBC, dies in fall off 50-metre cliff in Metro Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A 17-year-old from Ontario who was about to start his studies at the University of British Columbia is dead after climbing over a fence and falling off a cliff in a popular Met...
Aug 27, 2024