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Blue Jays reinstate outfielder Nathan Lukes from paternity list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated outfielder Nathan Lukes from the paternity list. Lukes will also be active for Friday's series opener at home against the Seattle Mariners. The 30-year-...
Apr 18, 2025
AFC Toronto looks to turns nerves into excitement for opening NSL game at BMO Field
TORONTO - After 10 weeks of training, AFC Toronto should be well-drilled for its opening game in the Northern Super League. But coach Marko Milanovic knows some things cannot be recreated. Like playin...
Apr 18, 2025
Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end war
PARIS (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday said negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are "coming to a head" and insisted that neither side is "playing" him in his push to end the grinding war. T...
Apr 18, 2025
Canadiens defenceman David Savard says he plans to retire after NHL playoffs
BROSSARD - Montreal Canadiens defenceman David Savard says this season will be his last in the NHL. Savard revealed his decision Friday as the Canadiens prepare to play the Washington Capitals in a fi...
Apr 18, 2025
Vandalism in Sylvan Lake continues to have community impact
Effective as of Apr. 16, drop-in sports at Multi-Campus in Sylvan Lake will now only be open to adults over 18-years-old for the remainder of the season. The Town of Sylvan Lake says the decision was ...
Apr 18, 2025
Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Democratic governor of Wisconsin's creative use of his uniquely powerful veto can lock in a school funding increase for 400 years, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The sp...
Apr 18, 2025
10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy are released
WASHINGTON (AP) - Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy have been released. The Friday release continues the disclosure of national secrets ...
Apr 18, 2025
Women's championship returns to April in Olympic year, new wrinkles for PWHL, players
ESK BUDJOVICE - The 2026 women's world hockey championship will be held in April two months after the Olympic Games conclude in Milan-Cortina, Italy. There wasn't a women's championship in the same ca...
Apr 18, 2025
Poilievre promises to end ban on single-use plastic straws, other items
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to end the federal single-use plastic ban on items like straws and grocery bags if his party is elected. Poilievre campaigned in Montreal t...
Apr 18, 2025
Three local lacrosse athletes selected to Team Alberta for 2025 Canada Summer Games
The Red Deer Lacrosse Association (RDLA) announced three of its athletes will head to the 2025 Canada Summer Games in August.Innisfail's Lac Catudal, Red Deer's Kian Siemens, and Blackfalds' Tyrell St...
Apr 18, 2025