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Catchers work to develop rapport with new Blue Jays pitchers Gausman and Kikuchi
Before newly signed free agents Kevin Gausman and Yusei Kikuchi arrived at Blue Jays spring training, Toronto catchers Danny Jansen, Reese McGuire and Alejandro Kirk were already reviewing video of th...
Mar 22, 2022

Ottawa mayor urges feds to bring workers back downtown to save local businesses
OTTAWA - The mayor of Canada's capital city is urging the federal government to send its workers back to their downtown offices to bolster flagging local businesses. Jim Watson says Ottawa has one of ...
Mar 22, 2022

B.C. logging company won't dispute First Nation land claim, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia logging company says his client takes no position on whether a First Nation has title over an area it claims on Vancouver Island's west coast. However, Geof...
Mar 22, 2022

House Speaker Anthony Rota recovering from bypass surgery
OTTAWA - House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota was doing well after undergoing coronary bypass surgery. A statement from the Office of the Speaker says the Liberal MP was "resting comfortably" followi...
Mar 22, 2022

Canadian men look to return to World Cup, 37 years after historic win in St. John's
San Jose, Costa Rica, is a long way from St. John's, N.L., but the two could be forever intertwined if Canada beats the Costa Ricans on Thursday to secure World Cup qualification. The only other time ...
Mar 22, 2022

Montreal city councillor blasts Ukrainian anthem in front of Russian Consulate
Montreal city councillor Serge Sasseville stood in front of the Russian Consulate early this afternoon, flipped on a small speaker and turned up the volume to play the Ukrainian anthem. The musical pr...
Mar 22, 2022

Private member's bill to block coal mining in Alberta's Rocky Mountains voted down
A private member's bill before the Alberta legislature that would have blocked all coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains has died after government members voted against it.The bill, sponsored ...
Mar 22, 2022

Olympic champ Justin Kripps support athletes' fight against Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
Olympic champion Justin Kripps has thrown his weight behind Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes who are demanding change in their national sport organization, saying they "can't move forward until ...
Mar 22, 2022

Oblates to open Rome archives for search of residential school records
WINNIPEG - The Catholic religious order that operated some residential schools in Canada says it will open its archives in Rome to researchers. The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate has agreed to ...
Mar 22, 2022

Local minor hockey teams celebrate championship titles
Red Deer Minor Hockey is celebrating a number of team success stories and championship titles earned recently.Among them is the U13A Sutter Fund Chiefs female hockey team which won the Rocky Mountain ...
Mar 22, 2022