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Rogers Centre renos impress Blue Jays fans but how new field plays still a question
TORONTO - The new-look Rogers Centre made an excellent first impression on fans before the Toronto Blue Jays' home opener. Friends Matthew Martin, Jack Fisher and Ben Watson, all from Kitchener, Ont.,...
Apr 08, 2024

Canada's swim trials shift to Toronto from Montreal because of fire, pool closure
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim trials have been moved from Montreal to Toronto. The trials to determine Canada's swim teams for the Paris Summer Games were originally scheduled to be h...
Apr 08, 2024

Four arrested, including three youths, over 2021 death of man in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Four people have been arrested over the death of a 22-year-old man in Penticton, B.C., more than two years after he was found gravely hurt in a field. B.C. RCMP spokesman Cpl. James ...
Apr 08, 2024

Central Alberta RCMP Detachments apprehend subject in stolen vehicle
Red Deer RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit was called out over the weekend to help with the arrest of a suspect in a stolen vehicle that rammed a police vehicle at a highway rest stop Sunday night.On April ...
Apr 08, 2024

Market Watch: April 5
This week's highlightsMarkets close broadly lower despite late-week rallyStronger-than-expected jobs growth drives rise in sovereign yieldsCanadian factory PMI edges up to 11-month high in MarchPowell...
Apr 08, 2024

B.C. launches spring COVID-19 booster program, targeting vulnerable and unvaccinated
VICTORIA - British Columbia is rolling out another round of COVID-19 vaccination boosters, with invitations starting to go out Monday. Ministry of Health says people who haven't received a booster aga...
Apr 08, 2024

Sundre RCMP charge minor hockey volunteer with sexual assault
A central Alberta woman is facing sexual assault-related charges involving youth.On March 27, 2024, Sundre RCMP were made aware of a complaint of an alleged sexual assault involving a volunteer with t...
Apr 08, 2024

Skids by the Capitals, Flyers and Avalanche have altered the NHL's playoff race
When April began, the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers looked on track to make the playoffs and the Colorado Avalanche had a good shot at winning the Central Division. Not so much anymore, ...
Apr 08, 2024

Raptors centre Kelly Olynyk impressed with NCAA star Zach Edey's improvement
Toronto Raptors centre Kelly Olynyk shook his head in disbelief when he heard that fellow Canadian Zach Edey had won the Naismith Award as U.S. college basketball's player of the year for a second tim...
Apr 08, 2024

New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appeals court judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's request to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan. T...
Apr 08, 2024