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Report: MLB to modify Nike uniforms after complaints from players, fans
Major League Baseball plans to modify its Nike uniforms by the start of the 2025 season following complaints this spring from players and fans, according to a report from ESPN. The changes will includ...
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Parliament spaces out microphones after another interpreter is injured
OTTAWA - The federal government is being forced to adjust the setup in the House of Commons and committee rooms after another language interpreter suffered a significant hearing injury. The Canadian A...
55m ago
'I feel honoured to say I was his friend': Wayne Gretzky remembers Bob Cole
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Tributes continue to pour in for Bob Cole as his family has confirmed a funeral will be held for the legendary broadcaster Friday in St. John's, N.L. Wayne Gretzky says it was Cole'...
1h ago
Conservatives push federal Liberals on drug decimalization after B.C. reverses course
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to end allowing drug use in public after British Columbia announced it wants to scale back its decriminalization pilot project. B.C. Premier...
1h ago
Cigarettes with health warnings could nudge smokers to butt out: researchers
VANCOUVER - Cigarettes with health warnings printed directly on them are being sold in some parts of Canada, making it the first country to adopt the regulation aimed at encouraging people to kick the...
1h ago
Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada, including Prince George, due to 'operational issue'
PRINCE GEORGE - Retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says in a post on social media that it has closed all of its stores in Western Canada temporarily due to what it called an ``operational issue.''...
1h ago
Jets' Hellebuyck, Canucks' Demko among finalists for NHL's top goaltender award
NEW YORK - Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets, Thatcher Demko of the Vancouver Canucks and Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers are the finalists for this season's Vezina Trophy. The trophy is...
2h ago
Show us the contracts: Tories want EV project details, demand union job protections
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives are demanding to see contracts related to six electric vehicle projects underway in Canada for information on what they do to protect local union jobs. The Tories...
2h ago
Pro-Palestinian encampment illegal and violates policies: McGill University
MONTREAL - McGill University says the camp set up by pro-Palestinian student activists on the institution's grounds in Montreal violates school policies and the law. More than two dozen tents had been...
3h ago
Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to 'operational issue'
VANCOUVER - Retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says in a post on social media that it has closed all of its stores in Western Canada temporarily due to what it called an "operational issue." Vario...
5h ago