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Clement leads early onslaught, Blue Jays hold off Angels for 5-3 win
TORONTO - Ernie Clement's two-run homer highlighted a five-run second inning that pushed the Toronto Blue Jays to a series-opening 5-3 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Clement's shot in...
Aug 22, 2024
Carlson ready to live a dream as Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series lands in Montreal
MONTREAL - Molly Carlson can hardly believe her eyes when she looks out the window of her downtown Montreal home these days. The Canadian high diver is used to travelling around the globe on the Red B...
Aug 22, 2024
Analysis: Joey Votto could be Hall of Fame bound after stellar 17-year career
TORONTO - Now that Joey Votto's Major League Baseball career is officially over, there's only one question remaining: will he become the third Canadian enshrined in Baseball's Hall of Fame? Although t...
Aug 22, 2024
B.C. addictions minister allowed to respond to decriminalization court challenge
VANCOUVER - Canada's Federal Court has agreed with British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions that she should be a respondent to a court challenge against the province's decision to d...
Aug 22, 2024
Innisfail man arrested after second assault incident
Innisfail RCMP have arrested a suspect for a second time after breaching the release conditions of his first arrest.On August 17, police say they were called to assist with a dispute, where a suspect ...
Aug 22, 2024
Ottawa will enforce binding arbitration to end CN/CPKC rail lockout
Federal Minister of Labour Steve MacKinnon says he's using the legislative powers he has to enforce binding arbitration, effectively halting a nationwide labour dispute between union Teamsters Rail Ca...
Aug 22, 2024
The US is sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, even as Washington works to get a better understanding of Kyiv's i...
Aug 22, 2024
Bombers prepare to take on Ticats and 'defensive mastermind' Chris Jones
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira wants to extinguish any spark the Hamilton Tiger-Cats might get from a coaching change. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back is well aware Hamilton's new senior defensive a...
Aug 22, 2024
RCMP working with international police amid new slew of threats targeting synagogues
OTTAWA - Mounties say they are responding to additional bomb threats made across Canada today that they believe are linked to similar threats made the day before. RCMP say they responded to the threat...
Aug 22, 2024
B.C. ended fiscal year with $5B deficit, as wildfires, lower revenue bite into budget
VICTORIA - British Columbia has ended the fiscal year with a deficit of about $5 billion, some $900 million lower than the most recent forecast, but higher than last year's budget had called for. The ...
Aug 22, 2024