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Fleming wins big league debut, Rays beat Blue Jays 5-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Josh Fleming pitched five innings of two-run ball to win his major league debut, and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday. Fleming is the ...
Aug 23, 2020
Pandemic turns Toronto rental market upside down, hands power to tenants
TORONTO - Landlords are lining up to sign Rees Nam and their partner as tenants, even though the two have already found an apartment in Toronto - a far cry from when Nam was last on the hunt...
Aug 23, 2020
Compensation talks for victims of downed jetliner to start in October: Iran
OTTAWA - The head of Iran's civil aviation organization says his government will launch compensation talks in October with Canada and other countries that lost citizens when the Iranian military shot ...
Aug 23, 2020
Penticton, B.C. fire has seen 'minimal' growth, but concern over its next move
PENTICTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says a fire burning south of Penticton, B.C. has seen "minimal" growth over the weekend, but it's starting to spread southeast. The Saturday eveni...
Aug 23, 2020
A quick look at the four federal Conservative leadership candidates
OTTAWA - Four candidates are in the running for leadership of the federal Conservative party, and a winner will be announced Sunday night. Here's a quick look at who they are, in alphabetical order: L...
Aug 23, 2020
Foreign minister to tour Beirut aid efforts on first overseas trip since COVID
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is heading to Lebanon this week to get a firsthand look at the devastation caused by this month's deadly explosions in Beirut. The visit w...
Aug 23, 2020
U of L astrophysicists receive major infrastructure grant to further space exploration
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Astrophysicists at the University of Lethbridge have gotten a nice boost from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).The CFI has provided a $250,000 grant that will go toward the ...
Aug 23, 2020
Canadian intelligence assessments of Saddam's Iraq got it right, new paper says
OTTAWA - A new research paper says Canadian intelligence assessments on Iraq were generally accurate in the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion of 2003 - unlike reports produced in Was...
Aug 23, 2020
Opera's Domingo denies abusing power, seeks to clear name
NAPLES, Italy - Opera legend Plcido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a ...
Aug 23, 2020
Shipbuilders approve 3-year pact, ending monthslong strike
BATH, Maine - A 63-day strike at Bath Iron Works - against the backdrop of a pandemic in an election year - came to an end Sunday with shipbuilders voting to return to their jobs producing warships fo...
Aug 23, 2020