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Report: Blue Jays pitcher Manoah shut down, has received multiple injections in arm
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has received multiple injections in his pitching arm in recent weeks and been shut down for the season, an online report said Thursday. Manoah, who was the t...
Sep 21, 2023

Japan, Canada pledge more co-operation on battery supply chains, AI technology
OTTAWA - A new battery supply-chain agreement between Ottawa and Tokyo comes as Canada wants to expand its position in the battery industry and Japan seeks to secure access to lucrative American EV su...
Sep 21, 2023

Public invited to local Health Advisory Council meeting
Local and area residents are invited to hear from Alberta Health Services (AHS) Central Zone leadership about local health care delivery and services at a public meeting of the Yellowhead East Health ...
Sep 21, 2023

Canadian Finals Rodeo watch
One of the most successful and best attended regular seasons in Canadian rodeo history will wrap up with its final event-the Edmonton Pro Rodeo on September 29 and 30. But there are still a number of ...
Sep 21, 2023

Most of Canada's dangerous offenders housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons
OTTAWA - Federal statistics show most of the 700 offenders deemed most dangerous in Canada are housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons. The data were tabled in Parliament in response to a writt...
Sep 21, 2023

B.C. court cites Korean filial tradition in payout to parents over son's death
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has awarded more than $327,000 to the parents of a teenager killed in 2019 for the "likely hypothetical future" care their son would have provided un...
Sep 21, 2023

Timeline of events surrounding killing of B.C. temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Parliament Monday that there is "credible" intelligence linking agents of the Indian government to the shooting death of a Sikh temple leader in Surrey, B.C....
Sep 21, 2023

Jets sign forward Colby Barlow to three-year, entry-level contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed first-round pick Colby Barlow on a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal carries an annual average value of US$1.2 million. The Jets selected Barlow 18th ...
Sep 21, 2023

Ticats remain hopeful that quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will return this season
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats still remain hopeful about quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell's return. Mitchell, 33, suffered a lower-leg fracture in Hamilton's 16-12 home win over Ottawa on July 28. He...
Sep 21, 2023

Canada women looking forward not back as they take on Reggae Girlz in Olympic playoff
Olympic champion Canada returns to action Friday for the first time since a disappointing showing at the FIFA Women's World Cup, facing Jamaica in a two-legged playoff to determine the last CONCACAF e...
Sep 21, 2023