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Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer have been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) - Adrin Beltr, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday while Billy Wagner and Gary Sheffield fell short. Beltr was picked on 366 of 385 ballots in hi...
Jan 23, 2024

'Devastating': Mayor of Fraser Lake on impending closure of West Fraser Timber sawmill
FRASER LAKE - Forestry in Northern B.C. has been dealt another major blow, with the announcement on Monday that West Fraser Timber will permanently close its sawmill in Fraser Lake, BC, 155km west of ...
Jan 23, 2024

Here's how key players reacted to the Federal Court's decision on the Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - The Federal Court ruled Tuesday the Liberal government's invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the "Freedom Convoy" protests was unreasonable and led to the infringement of constit...
Jan 23, 2024

Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov showing flashes of the past after AHL demotion
TORONTO - Ilya Samsonov hasn't had a lot to smile about this season. The Maple Leafs goaltender struggled early and lost the No. 1 job in Toronto before enduring the embarrassment of being placed on w...
Jan 23, 2024

Canadian tight end McLachlan to miss Senior Bowl with training injury
NFL officials will have to wait to see Canadian tight end Tanner McLachlan up close and personal. The six-foot-five, 240-pound tight end at Arizona had accepted an invitation to attend the Reese's Sen...
Jan 23, 2024

Blue Bombers home venue to be renamed Princess Auto Stadium in April
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will have a new home this season. The CFL club announced Tuesday its home venue will go by the name of Princess Auto Stadium. The official change will come about i...
Jan 23, 2024

Canucks' Tocchet reflects on year behind the bench in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Rick Tocchet took over the Vancouver Canucks a year ago, with the team struggling to find wins and consistency in how it played. Bruce Boudreau had been fired following a period of extende...
Jan 23, 2024

'Sabotage': Nails placed in tree trunks at future Quebec EV battery plant site
MONTREAL - Swedish manufacturer Northvolt says the site of its future electric vehicle battery plant near Montreal was sabotaged after nails were driven into trees that are set to be cut down. Northvo...
Jan 23, 2024

Former NBAer Joel Anthony finding new ways to grow basketball in Montreal
Joel Anthony still fondly remembers all the veteran players who helped him through his NBA career and the local stars who inspired him as a young kid growing up in Montreal. Now he wants to do the sam...
Jan 23, 2024

Canadian men to meet U.S. in exhibition basketball play before Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Canada's senior men's basketball team will have an early test leading up to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canada Basketball announced the team will face the U.S. in exhibition play in Las Vegas o...
Jan 23, 2024