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For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules
NEW YORK - So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Even before the final out, both sides...
Jun 24, 2020
'Congratulations, I am so proud,' B.C. ready to move into Phase 3 of Restart Plan
VICTORIA-Premier John Horgan offered 'congratulations' to British Columbians as the province gets ready to move into Phase 3 of B.C.'s Restart Plan.Moving into the third phase means that things such a...
Jun 24, 2020
Source: CFL running back James Wilder Jr., has decided to retire from football
James Wilder Jr., has given up waiting for the CFL. A CFL source said Wednesday that the Montreal Alouettes running back has decided to retire. The source added Wilder made the decision, in part, due ...
Jun 24, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Several Blue Jays players test positive for COVID-19, source says
Several players and staff members on the Toronto Blue Jays have tested positive for COVID-19, a source has told The Canadian Press. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not ...
Jun 24, 2020
Northern B.C. communities to receive $1.8 million in pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure funding
HARTLEY BAY-The Province announced that several communities across northern B.C. will receive grant money to create new, and improve old pedestrian and cycling infrastructures.More than $1.8 million i...
Jun 24, 2020
'Isolation Stories' turns lens on actors at home, pandemic
LOS ANGELES - When Jeff Pope and his family were sickened by COVID-19, getting well was the first concern. That accomplished, the British writer-producer decided to make timely art out of the pandemic...
Jun 24, 2020
Police say death of Chinese national in Surrey, B.C., not random, but few clues
SURREY, B.C. - Homicide detectives in Metro Vancouver are appealing for information as they investigate the murder of a 41-year-old woman who died in hospital on June 17. A statement from th...
Jun 24, 2020
Calgary sets timelines, announces design, construction firms for Flames arena
Calgary will start construction on an event centre that will be the new home of the NHL's Flames in August, 2021. Calgary's municipal land corporation revealed Wednesday the design architect...
Jun 24, 2020
Cariboo to receive more than $900,000 in grants to improve pedestrian and cycling infrastructure
QUESNEL-Residents in the Cariboo will be able to take advantage of stretching their legs on new and improved pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, thanks to grants from the Province.The new means of ...
Jun 24, 2020
Montreal Irish groups not giving up fight over light-rail station name
MONTREAL - Members of Montreal's Irish community say they aren't giving up their opposition to the city's decision to name a new light-rail station after a controversial&...
Jun 24, 2020