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Blue Bombers look to bounce back against visiting Roughriders
WINNIPEG - The Blue Bombers are coming off their worst performance of the season. The reigning Grey Cup champions were overwhelmed 48-31 by a desperate Hamilton Tiger-Cats team with one of the worst r...
Sep 29, 2022

Frankie Lasagna back in the kitchen at Italian restaurant after viral baseball moment
TORONTO - Of all the days for Frankie Lasagna's pizza cook to miss work, a sick day on Thursday was less than ideal. Lasagna was busy preparing for dinner service at his Toronto restaurant while juggl...
Sep 29, 2022

New carving unveiled at UNBC
PRINCE GEORGE - A new piece of artwork commissioned by the University of Northern British Columbia shines a light on the true experiences of Indigenous People at residential schools and the importance...
Sep 29, 2022

Adams, B.C. Lions look to spark offence against Ottawa Redblacks
VANCOUVER - Vernon Adams Jr. is hungry. While his first three games with the B.C. Lions have had ups and downs, the quarterback is missing an elusive milestone. "We have to be scoring touchdowns. Man,...
Sep 29, 2022

Ian regains hurricane strength as it heads to South Carolina
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) - Ian regained hurricane strength as it spun toward South Carolina a day after devastating a cross section of Florida. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm's maximu...
Sep 29, 2022

Toronto Blue Jays clinch post-season berth with Orioles' loss to Red Sox
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays secured a playoff berth Thursday without even taking the field. Canada's lone big-league team started the day with a magic number of one and locked up a wild-card spot ...
Sep 29, 2022

National chief says Canada's reconciliation actions taking long road; 40 years away
VICTORIA - The road to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada remains a long one, says Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, who estimates it will take 40 years at the...
Sep 29, 2022

B.C. pharmacists to renew, issue prescriptions as part of reworked health plan
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is expanding the power of pharmacists to renew and issue prescriptions as part of a wide-ranging strategy to relieve pressure on family doctors and emergency departments. ...
Sep 29, 2022

National chief says Canada's reconciliation actions taking long road; 40 years away
VICTORIA - The road to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada remains a long one, says Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, who estimates it will take 40 years at the...
Sep 29, 2022

Judge Watch, Frankie Lasagna and Homer No. 61: On an unusual night at the ballpark
TORONTO - Baseball writers in Toronto were rather displeased a few years back when the press box was moved from behind home plate to a perch way out by the left-field foul screen. The location paid of...
Sep 29, 2022